Libya suspends foreign minister over secret meeting with Israeli counterpart

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh has suspended his foreign minister Najla al-Mangoush over a meeting with her Israeli counterpart.

The Speaker’s Office in parliament had accused Najla Mangoush of grand treason, and Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah referred her for investigation after suspending.

Libya’s Foreign Ministry said Najla al-Mangoush has rejected a meeting with representatives of Israel and that what had occurred was “an unprepared and casual encounter at Italy’s Foreign Affairs Ministry in Tripoli.

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