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US didn’t give Israel advance notice that it would be holding talks with Hamas — NYT
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Israel was not given advance notice by the Trump administration that it would be holding talks directly with Hamas officials, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
Israel heard about the talks through “other channels,” says The New York Times, citing an Israeli official.
Maj. Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon, Israel’s point man on the hostages, informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the talks, and told the US team in Doha that it knew about the contacts with Hamas, according to the Times.
The Times report corroborates a report from Axios yesterday, which says Israel only learned about specific aspects of the talks through other channels.
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