President Joe Biden met with Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen on April 30 at the White House. An unnamed spokesperson for the US National Security Council said Cohen’s meeting at the White House was with national security adviser Jake Sullivan and CIA director Bill Burns. Reportedly, Biden “dropped by to express condolences for the tragedy at Mount Meron." Thus, Cohen is now the first top Israeli official to have met with Biden since the US president took office. The meeting lasted for an hour, with Cohen the only person to attend from the Israeli side.
US sources downplayed the significance of the meeting, which they said was not planned ahead, while Israeli sources stressed that the sit-down meeting lasted for a full hour.