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Friday, March 13, 2026
Report: Netanyahu said to tap Dermer to handle Lebanon file
Channel 12 reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tapped former minister and longtime aide Ron Dermer to handle the Lebanon file for the duration of the ongoing Mideast war.
Dermer will lead talks with the US government regarding Lebanon, along with negotiations with the Lebanese government itself, if they are launched in the coming weeks, as Beirut is pushing for.
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