Displaced Palestinians gather outside a tent at a temporary camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)2026-01-17T16:34:15Z NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) Israels government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire moves into its challenging second phase.The rare criticism from Israel of its close ally in Washington said the Gaza executive committee was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy, without details. Saturdays statement also said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the foreign ministry to contact Secretary of State Marco Rubio.The committee announced by the White House on Friday includes no Israeli official but has an Israeli businessman, billionaire Yakir Gabay. Other members announced so far include two of U.S. President Donald Trumps closest confidants, a former British prime minister, a U.S. general and representatives of several Middle Eastern governments. The White House has said the executive committee will carry out the vision of a Trump-led Board of Peace, whose members have not yet been named. The White House also announced the members of a new Palestinian committee to run Gazas day to day affairs, with oversight from the executive committee. The Palestinian committee met for the first time on Thursday in Cairo. The executive committees members include Rubio, Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, Trumps son-in-law Jared Kushner, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan, World Bank President Ajay Banga and Trumps Deputy National Security Adviser Robert Gabriel. Committee members also include a diplomat from Qatar, an intelligence chief from Egypt and Turkeys foreign minister all countries have been ceasefire mediators as well as a Cabinet minister for the United Arab Emirates.Turkey has a strained relationship with Israel but good relations with Hamas and could play an important role in persuading the group to yield power and disarm. Hamas has said it will dissolve its government in Gaza once the new Palestinian committee takes office, but it has shown no sign that it will dismantle its military wing or security forces. Netanyahus office didnt respond Saturday to questions about its objections regarding the executive committee.Minutes after its statement, Israels far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in a statement backed Netanyahu and urged him to order the military to prepare to return to war. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, another far-right Netanyahu ally, said on social media that the countries that kept Hamas alive cannot be the ones that replace it.The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Gazas second-largest militant group after Hamas, in a statement Saturday also expressed dissatisfaction with the makeup of the Gaza executive committee and claimed it reflected Israeli specifications.The Trump administration on Wednesday said the U.S.-drafted ceasefire plan for Gaza was now moving into its second phase, which includes the new Palestinian committee in Gaza, deployment of an international security force, disarmament of Hamas and reconstruction of the war-battered territory. The last hostage, Ran Gvili in Gaza, was killed during the attack that sparked the war. On Saturday his parents, Talik and Itzik Gvili, said in a statement they were deeply concerned by moves toward the rehabilitation of Gaza while Hamas had not fulfilled its obligation to return everyone.The ceasefire in the deadliest war ever fought between Israel and Hamas took effect on Oct. 10. The first phase focused on the return of all remaining hostages in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian detainees, along with a surge in humanitarian aid and a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces in Gaza.The war began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took over 250 hostage. Israels retaliatory offensive has killed over 71,400 Palestinians, including over 460 since this ceasefire began, according to Gazas Health Ministry. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts.___Associated Press writer Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut contributed.___Find more of APs coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war