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Defense Minister Katz speaks with US’s Hegseth on Iran operations
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Israel Katz spoke with his American counterpart, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth overnight, his office says.
Katz’s office says that Hegseth updated the defense minister “on the American military’s activities in Iran, and the two agreed to continue cooperation between the countries in the face of any possible developments.”
Katz also briefed Hegseth on Israel’s activities in Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon, his office says.
“We have never asked the United States to act on our behalf along our borders. We are committed to defending the citizens of Israel against every threat, and that is what we intend to do,” Katz says.
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