Israel believes Kushner is "retaliating" against it by forming the executive committee to manage Gaza

SadaNews - Israel attacked President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, during a Sunday meeting of the Israeli security-political cabinet, where they discussed how to respond to Trump's announcement regarding the formation of the executive committee to manage the Gaza Strip. The cabinet considered that due to Kushner, representatives from Turkey and Qatar were included in the committee, despite strong opposition from Israel, and that Kushner is "retaliating" against Israel by forming this committee due to its refusal to open the Rafah crossing, according to the "Walla" news site. Walla added that leaders of the Israeli coalition parties view Kushner as the one who thwarted the announcement of annexing the West Bank to Israel just before the signing of the "Abraham Accords" in 2020, and that he is placing "obstacles" due to his close economic relationships with leaders of Arab countries. It was mentioned in one of the cabinet meetings, according to Walla, that Kushner has "dreams of world peace that do not always align with Israeli interests." During today’s cabinet meeting, the statement made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday regarding the lack of coordination between the United States and Israel regarding the members of the executive committee and assigning Foreign Minister Gidon Sa’ar to reach out to his American counterpart, Marco Rubio, was interpreted as not being a "shifting of responsibility" from Netanyahu, as some media alleged, but rather a desire to manage the crisis thoughtfully and not deepen the conflict between Netanyahu and Trump. The cabinet decided that Israel would work with the Trump administration against the presence of representatives from Turkey and Qatar in the executive committee managing the Gaza Strip. Israel claims that the announcement by the American administration concerning the formation of the executive committee to manage the sector entails a "deep change, not only in the management of Gaza but also in the balance of influence over its future." Israel firmly rejects the idea of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan being a member of the executive committee, considering his membership a "breach of a red line," claiming that Turkey "is not a neutral or legitimate entity to manage the Gaza Strip due to its political and ideological ties with Hamas."