White House's Leavitt: Israel's Dermer was at White House Thursday

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, a top adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was at the White House on Thursday for talks on Gaza and other issues, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tells reporters.

“We are in constant communication and dialogue with our counterparts and our allies and friends in Israel. Ron Dermer was here at the White House yesterday meeting with members of President Trump’s team,” Leavitt says.

She avoids confirming that Dermer met with US President Donald Trump, himself, but she already did that separately to Axios, which revealed the meeting yesterday.

Leavitt separately reiterates that securing the release of the hostages in Gaza is a top priority for the Trump administration.