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Halevi heading to US to meet defense officials on ‘key strategic and operational issues’
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 28, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi will travel to the United States tonight for an official three-day work meeting, the military says.
Halevi will meet with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the commander of CENTCOM, and other senior American defense and military officials at the Pentagon to “discuss key strategic and operational issues.”
He is also set to meet with members of the Jewish community in the US.
It is Halevi’s final trip to the US as chief of staff, as he is set to step down on March 5.
While he is abroad, his outgoing deputy, Maj. Gen. Amir Baram, will fill in the role temporarily.
