On Monday Dbeibeh fired Mangoush, Reuters reported, and a Libyan foreign ministry official confirmed Mangoush fled to Turkey out of concern for her safety. However, two senior Libyan government officials told The Associated Press the prime minister knew about the talks between his foreign minister and the Israeli chief diplomat. “The Foreign Minister and Foreign Ministry are committed to expanding Israel’s foreign relations… The leak about the meeting with Libya’s foreign minister did not come from the Foreign Ministry or the Foreign Minister’s office,” said a statement from the ministry. A Foreign Ministry source told Channel 12 that the ministry called Mangoush’s office to tell them about the imminent announcement. “The incident with the Libyan foreign minister was amateurish, irresponsible and a grave failure of judgment,” Lapid added.
