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Report: Dermer visited Saudi Arabia to discuss potential direct Lebanon talks
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FILE: Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Former strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer recently visited Saudi Arabia to discuss with senior Saudi officials an initiative for a possible agreement with the Lebanese government, Army Radio reports.
Dermer, a close Netanyahu confidant, has reportedly been brought back to head the Lebanon file for the prime minister.
According to Army Radio, Lebanon, the US, and France are also involved in the efforts to agree on what the Lebanon-Israel relationship could look like after the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel concludes. The anti-Hezbollah government in Lebanon wants to hold direct talks with Israel in a third country, says the report.
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