Pete Hegseth meets Benjamin Netanyahu on surprise Israel visit
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Maverick
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel. The reason for and contents of the meeting have not been disclosed, the Daily Maverick reports, citing a source familiar with the meeting.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a surprise visit to Israel, the Daily Maverick reports, citing information first published by Axios.
The meeting took place at an air base in the desert in southern Israel, according to Israeli military radio. Hegseth said on social media that he had visited US service personnel under the United States Central Command, whose area covers the Middle East, north-east Africa and part of Asia.
The visit comes as tensions between Washington and Tehran escalate over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen step up their activities. The White House and Netanyahu’s office did not comment on the meeting.
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