Hegseth meets Netanyahu during unannounced Israel visit
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, according to reports by Axios and CNN cited by Israeli and regional outlets.
The meeting, also attended by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, took place at Ovda Air Base in southern Israel. Hegseth also met U.S. troops stationed there and later posted about visiting personnel serving under U.S. Central Command, but did not publicly confirm his meeting with Netanyahu. The Pentagon declined to comment, and no details of the talks were released.
The visit came amid reported U.S.-Israeli discussions about potentially renewing large-scale military operations against Iran. Ynet, citing Axios, reported that Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump had discussed possible strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites, although Trump had not committed to an operation. It remains unclear whether Hegseth and Netanyahu discussed such action.
The meeting occurred eight days before Israel’s October 27 election and one day after Trump publicly endorsed Netanyahu, praising him as a “great warrior prime minister.” Netanyahu responded by calling Trump “by far, the greatest friend Israel has ever had” and said the two countries still had “a job to finish.” No public agreement linking Trump’s endorsement to Israeli policy or renewed military action has been confirmed.
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