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Top Israeli ministers also meet US officials to discuss Lebanon, Gaza fronts

By Lazar Berman 31 October 2024, 4:45 pm
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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (2R) and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (R) meet with top White House Middle East advisers Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein, alongside their teams, in Jerusalem, October 31, 2024. (Ma'ayan Toaf/GPO)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (2R) and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (R) meet with top White House Middle East advisers Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein, alongside their teams, in Jerusalem, October 31, 2024. (Ma'ayan Toaf/GPO)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer meet with top White House Middle East advisers Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein to discuss “security arrangements as these relate to the northern arena and Lebanon, and efforts to ensure the return of 101 hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza,” says the Defense Ministry.

US Ambassador Jack Lew joins on the American side, as do Israel’s ambassador in Washington Michael Herzog and Gallant’s senior aides.

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