Israeli Defense Minister Cancels Visit to Washington: Pentagon

Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant was set to meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to discuss the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
Israeli Defense Minister Cancels Visit to Washington: Pentagon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (2nd L), and then-Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz (R) speak during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 28, 2023. Abir Sultan/AP
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has postponed an upcoming meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in the United States just hours before his scheduled departure, according to the Pentagon.

Gallant was scheduled to meet with Austin at the Pentagon on Oct. 9 to discuss ongoing security developments in the Middle East amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran as the Jewish state weighs options to respond to Tehran’s missile attack last week.
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