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Report: PM taps American-Israeli businessman as rep to US center overseeing ceasefire; Vance to visit command center tomorrow
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Israeli-American businessman Michael Eisenberg as his representative to the US-led international monitoring mechanism overseeing implementation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, Channel 12 reports, citing two senior Israeli officials and one senior American official familiar with the matter.
Eisenberg was previously involved with a group of businesspeople who helped establish the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the US- and Israel-backed mechanism that distributed food in the Strip, but is reportedly being suspended under the ceasefire terms.
According to the TV report, he will serve as Netanyahu’s representative in the American command center alongside Maj. Gen. Yaki Dolf, who represents the IDF and Israel’s defense establishment in the same forum.
It remains unclear how responsibilities will be divided between the two, the Hebrew network adds.
The Prime Minister’s Office declined to comment to Channel 12 on the report, though it did not deny the report. Eisenberg declined to comment directly, saying only: “I prefer not to respond to discreet conversations, but it will always be an honor for me to answer any call-up the country asks of me.”
The report adds that US Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit the command center after arriving in Israel tomorrow, and may even enter the Gaza Strip, though no final decision has yet been made.
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