Freed U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander reportedly spoke with two of Saudi Arabia’s top officials during an unexpected encounter at the White House last week, Israeli media reported.

According to Channel 12 News, Alexander, 21, who was held by Hamas for 584 days before his release in May, recounted his harrowing experience to Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Saudi Ambassador to Washington Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud.

The meeting took place shortly after Alexander met with President Donald Trump, who was instrumental in brokering his release. The Saudi officials were at the White House the same day for high-level talks with Trump, reportedly focused on regional stability and efforts to de-escalate tensions with Iran.

Channel 12 noted that Alexander held the conversation with Prince Khalid in fluent Arabic, a language he learned during his time in captivity in Gaza.

Neither the White House nor the Saudi Embassy in Washington would comment on the reported exchange.

The rare and unplanned encounter comes as speculation mounts over potential normalization talks between Israel and several Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and Syria. Those discussions are expected to be a central focus of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington this week.

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