Exiles say little to gain from ties with North African country, but others see opening for access to long-forsaken heritage sites for community forced to flee decades ago

Diplomats tell ToI sides were in talks to hold gathering in October, but FM's publication of sit-down with Libyan counterpart further damages trust in Netanyahu government

Amid political fallout in Tripoli and Jerusalem, and reported US anger at revelation, top Israeli diplomat laments 'rush to react without knowing the details'

Libya's first female foreign minister, sacked and believed to be in Turkey, has been used as 'the fall person for decisions they all partook in,' says one analyst

White House expected sit-down to remain secret and believes other countries will be deterred from exploring normalization, reports say; Libyan PM vows no ties with Israel

Libyan officials deny PM's claims that he was ignorant of talks, and Najla Mangoush flees to Turkey for safety, amid ongoing fallout after Eli Cohen publicized their Italy sit-down

Opposition and coalition figures accuse top diplomat of damaging Israel's foreign relations and endangering Najla Mangoush, who reportedly fled Libya amid domestic criticism

Raphael Luzon claims he initiated the first bilateral meeting that led to the top-level meeting in Rome last week, which Tripoli now disavows

In wake of festive Israeli statement on sit-down, Tripoli declares 'complete and absolute rejection of normalization with Zionist entity,' insists the two met in Italy accidentally

First-ever official high-level meeting between Jerusalem and Tripoli focuses on humanitarian aid and agricultural know-how for Libyans, protection of Jewish sites