US Secretary of Defense cancels visit to Israel – Middle East Monitor

Israeli media reported on Friday that US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has cancelled a visit to Israel scheduled for next week.

A source stated that the reason for the cancellation was that Hegseth decided to join Trump on his visit to the region early next week.

The US Secretary of Defence was scheduled to make his first visit to Israel since taking office, ahead of President Donald Trump’s upcoming tour of the region, according to Axios.

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