Israeli Strategic Development Minister Ron Dermer met with US President-elect Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago, Florida on Sunday, the Axios portal reported.
According to his source, the purpose of the Israeli minister's visit was to deliver messages from the prime minister of the Jewish state, Benjamin Netanyahu.
During the meeting, Dermer tried to clarify which issues Trump would like to resolve before taking office and which issues he would prefer to wait. Among the topics that the Israeli side would like to discuss with Trump, Axios' sources mention the settlement of the situation in Lebanon, the plan for Gaza after the end of hostilities, as well as efforts to normalize relations between the Jewish state and Saudi Arabia.
It is noted that the Israeli prime minister notified the administration of US President Joe Biden in advance about Dermer's meeting with Trump.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the death of one of its soldiers as a result of fighting against the radical Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
According to the IDF press service, 34-year-old Major Itamar Levin Friedman died in a battle in the northern part of the sector, bringing the number of Israeli soldiers killed during the new escalation of the Middle East conflict to 783.
Yesterday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said, there will be no ceasefire with “Hezbollah” until the Lebanese Islamist movement completely capitulates, France Press reported, quoted by BTA.
"There will be no ceasefire and there will be no pause in strikes against Hezbollah, Katz said in his first statement since taking office. He made this statement during a visit to the General Staff of the Israeli Forces.
Katz added that if there is a proposal for a ceasefire agreement, which also means the capitulation of “Hezbollah” and meets all Israeli conditions, then Israel will certainly consider the matter very seriously.
According to “Jerusalem Post“ Katz called for strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, DPA reported. The publication refers to information from the office of the Katz.
At the same time, 10 people were killed and 15 wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the northern Lebanese city of Ain Yacoub, Reuters reported, citing the city's mayor. This is the first Israeli strike in the city. A residential building near him was struck.
On the other front in Gaza, 7 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a cafe in the city of Khan Younis, Reuters reported, citing local medics.