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Gantz to visit US, meet national security adviser; will also make trip to Japan
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
File: Defense Minister Benny Gantz (left) and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meet at the White House in Washington, May 19, 2022. (Shmulik Almany/GPO)
Defense Minister Benny Gantz is heading to the United States and Japan later this week, according to a schedule published by his office.
On Thursday morning, Gantz will fly to Florida and first meet with the chief of the US Central Command Michael Erik Kurilla at the command’s headquarters.
Gantz is then slated to meet with the US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Friday, his office says.
On Saturday night Gantz will fly to Japan for an official trip, his office says, without publishing specifics.
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