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US defense chief visits Netanyahu in Israel
Pete Hegseth makes unannounced trip to meet Benjamin Netanyahu at military base in southern desert.
In brief
Pete Hegseth makes unannounced trip to meet Benjamin Netanyahu at military base in southern desert. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an undisclosed visit to Israel on October nineteenth. Originally reported by Al Jazeera.
Hegseth arrives in Israel unannounced
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an undisclosed visit to Israel on October nineteenth.
Meeting held at southern air base
Netanyahu's spokesperson Doron Spielman confirmed to Reuters that the two leaders met at the Uvda air force base in Israel's southern Negev desert region.
Axios first reported the visit
The unannounced visit was first reported by Axios on Tuesday, October twentieth, when Spielman confirmed the meeting to the Reuters news agency.
The headline
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an undisclosed visit to Israel on October nineteenth.
