Israel was not informed in advance about the talks between the United States and the Palestinian Hamas movement, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unhappy that such contacts have taken place, Israeli media reported.
Reuters news agency reported that senior US officials held talks with Hamas leaders on Wednesday evening. The topic of discussion was the transition to the second phase of the ceasefire.
The New York Times, in turn, quoted an unnamed Israeli official who stated that Jerusalem was not informed in advance about the direct talks between the United States and Hamas and that Israel learned about the discussions from other sources.
