Netanyahu's top confidant to visit White House for talks on Gaza war

Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer is expected to visit Washington on Wednesday and meet White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and other senior Biden administration officials for talks on the war in Gaza and Israel's plans for the day after the fighting ends, two sources briefed on the visit told Axios, Report informs.

Dermer is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's closest and most trusted confidant. He has key insight into Netanyahu's thinking, including the US' post-war strategy of linking possible normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia to the creation of a pathway for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Two Israeli officials said Blinken is planning to travel to Israel next week for his sixth visit since October 7 in order to discuss the situation in Gaza and the day after the war.