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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Netanyahu said to have known of FM’s meeting with Libyan counterpart
Two sources close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tell Channel 12 he was aware of Foreign Minister Eli Cohen’s meeting with Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush when it happened last week.
The cabinet secretary, the National Security Council and others were also aware of the sit-down, official acknowledgment of which led to unrest in Tripoli, Mangoush’s ouster and intense criticism of Cohen.