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US didn’t brief Israel on efforts to free Edan Alexander until after deal was reached — source
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
The US did not brief Israel on the effort to release Alexander until after the deal with Hamas was reached, the source familiar with the negotiations says.
Israel was generally aware that efforts were ongoing, but only knew about them from its own intelligence operations.
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