Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer “lashed out” at US hostage envoy Adam Boehler during a phone call held Tuesday, a Western official tells The Times of Israel, after Israel learned of an unprecedented meeting in Doha that the Trump aide held with a senior Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya to discuss the potential release of American hostages from Gaza.
Dermer fumed at Boehler for discussing the number of Palestinian prisoners Israel would release in exchange for the five American hostages without Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s consent, the official says, confirming reporting in the Axios news site.
Boehler tried to explain that the meeting was only an initial discussion with Hamas and that nothing would be finalized without Israel’s approval, the Western official says.
Hours after the tense call was held, Boehler’s meeting with Hayya was leaked to the media, in a move that the US believes Israel was behind, the Western official adds.
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