Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer has met with US President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Axios reports, citing two Israeli officials and two US officials.

According to Reuters, the Sunday meeting at Trump’s Florida estate between the president-elect and Dermer, a close aide of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, preceded a meeting between the Israeli minister and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday.

Axios reported that Dermer passed messages from Netanyahu to Trump. He also briefed Trump on Israel’s plans for Gaza, Lebanon and Iran for the next two months before Trump takes office, according to the report.

Axios said Dermer additionally met with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who was a top adviser on the Middle East during Trump’s 2017-2021 administration.

Netanyahu said on Sunday he had spoken with Trump three times in the prior few days to tighten the alliance between Israel and the United States.

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