A White House official said that White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discussed with Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer planning for the day after the end of the war on Gaza, including governance and security in the Strip, according to what Reuters reported.

The official said Sullivan and Dermer also discussed efforts to return the remaining hostages and move to a different phase of the war to maximize focus on “high-value” Hamas targets.

CNN reported that Ron Dermer concluded an hours-long meeting with senior Biden administration officials regarding the next phase of the conflict between “Israel” and Hamas.

The network said that Ron Dermer left after meeting with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan for more than 4 hours.

The Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer, arrived in Washington yesterday, Tuesday, to hold meetings with officials in the White House and the State Department regarding Israel’s plans to reduce military operations in the Gaza Strip, during next January, and “move from a high-intensity war to a low-intensity war.” "Intensity."

This came according to what the Israeli “Walla” news website reported, citing high-level Israeli and American officials, whom it described as high-ranking officials.

Dermer will meet with the White House National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, and senior members of Congress.

The sources said that he will discuss "Israeli plans to move to the low-intensity fighting phase, which is expected to begin near the end of next January, as well as the issue of managing civil affairs in Gaza during the coming months."

The report quoted an Israeli official as saying that Dermer is also expected to discuss with Sullivan and Blinken the ideas of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “regarding the long-term management of the Gaza Strip” after the end of the war.

Among the other issues that Dermer will raise in his talks in Washington are Israel’s concern about the potential shortage in aircraft armament, and the United States’ demand to accelerate arms shipments to Israel, especially to prepare for the possibility of escalation on the northern border against Hezbollah, according to what the report quoted an Israeli official. .

The report quoted American officials as saying that Gallant spoke by phone last Thursday with Blinken and expressed his concern about the delay in arms shipments that Israel had requested to be accelerated. Gallant asked to know whether the reason was political, while Blinken assured Gallant that this was not the case.

The two officials stated that the delay, if it occurs, is due to “bureaucracy and paperwork.”