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Libya frees 4 Hamas arms smugglers through 'Turkish mediation'

Gunrunners, arrested in 2016 and handed extended prison terms for arms trafficking and espionage, jet off from Tripoli to Istanbul, and from there to Qatar

Lior Ben-Ari | 12.02.23

It's been haunting me for 50 years: I shot down the Libyan plane

'I shoot because I'm a man of the system and I follow orders, even if I don't like them; I do whatever the Air Force commander tells me': Yiftah Zemer speaks openly for the first time about his involvement in one of the most traumatic events in the history of the Air Force and Israel as a whole

Yiftah Zemer | 09.22.23

Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, thousands dead

Over 5,000 are said to be dead and at least 10,000 missing; buildings and homes in coastal city of Derna are gone - 'Bodies are lying everywhere'

Reuters | 09.13.23

Flooding in eastern Libya leaves 2,000 people feared dead, prime minister says

Prime Minister Ossama Hamad of the east Libyan government says thousands were believed missing, as Derna has been declared a disaster zone

Associated Press | 09.11.23

Israel's foreign minister isn't the only one - senior Libyans met secretly with a well-known Jewish lawyer: 'They are lovers of Israel'

Despite harsh reactions in Libya to the foreign minister's meeting with Eli Cohen, Israeli attorney Mordechai Tzivin has secretly met with senior officials in the country in recent years, and says that 'contrary to popular opinion, Israel is their preferred country for help in various fields. They believe in the legendary Jewish mind, and miss the Libyan Jews'

Itamar Eichner | 09.04.23

Libyan foreign minister's dismissal following clandestine meeting with Israeli official no surprise to experts

Analysis: Israel tends to publicize such meetings swiftly, which can often hinder efforts to establish closer international ties

Majdi Halabi/The Media Line | 08.29.23

Netanyahu tells ministers only he approves covert diplomacy

Prime Minister's office says in a statement that Netanyahu has final authority over if and when diplomatic contacts are to be made public after his Foreign Minister was slammed for how talks with Libya were handled

Itamar Eichner | 08.29.23

שר החוץ אלי כהן, נג'לא אלמנקוש שרת החוץ של לוב

What does the Libyan debacle teach Israelis ahead of Saudi talks

Opinion: Israeli leaders must review the foundations on which they base their Mid-East strategy and understand the gap between Arab regimes and their population when it comes to the Palestinians

Michal Milstein | 08.29.23

שרת החוץ בלוב הושעתה מתפקידה לאחר פגישה חשאית עם השר כהן

A history of secret meetings between Israel and Libya

Libya expresses anger over the leak of a meeting between the Libyan foreign minister and Eli Cohen but contact between the two countries although kept secret, is nothing new

Itamar Eichner | 08.28.23

Sacked Libyan minister says meeting with Israeli cleared with PM

In a statement issued after she left for Turkey, Najla Mohammed El Mangoush ministry said she refuses to be a victim of attempts by her PM to avoid embarrassment; Officials in Jerusalem slam 'amateurish' handling of the matter

Daniel Salami | 08.28.23

Libyan FM suspended, flees country following meeting with Israeli counterpart

Protests and riots emerge in Libya hours after reports about the secret meeting between the two foreign ministers in Rome; reports suggest Libyan foreign minister fled to Turkey

Daniel Salami, Itamar Eichner | 08.28.23

שר החוץ אלי כהן פגישה עם שר החוץ של יוון יורגוס יראפטריטיס באתונה

Turning a new leaf: Israel's foreign minister and Libyan counterpart make history in secret meeting

Eli Cohen meets secretly in Rome with his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush; This marks the first-ever meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries, which have no official diplomatic ties

Itamar Eichner, Einav Halabi | 08.27.23

Hidden diary reveals heartbreaking realities of Holocaust in Libyan concentration camps

After the death of his father, Shimon Dadush found his old diary which remains the only testament to the pain and suffering the Nazis inflicted on Jews in Libya as well as a harrowing tale of survival

Merav Batito | 04.18.23

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