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Libya’s premier under fire for reported role in normalisation with Israel

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah arrives to submit his candidacy papers for the upcoming presidential election in Tripoli, Libya on November 21, 2021 [Hazem Ahmed/Reuters]

Libya’s internationally recognised prime minister has come under scrutiny for his reported role in attempting to normalise relations with Israel, analysts have said, with some calling for his dismissal.

Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the head of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU), sacked Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush after her meeting with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen in Rome last week was leaked to the media. She has since fled the country.

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