IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot lands in the United States for meetings with members of the American military and Department of Defense, as Jerusalem and Washington hammer out the final details of the Israeli aid package.
Eisenkot is slated to speak with his American counterpart, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford.
While in the US, Eisenkot will inspect the Israeli F-35 squadron of planes that are currently being built and will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington cemetery. He will also visit the US military’s special forces base in Florida.
“[Eisenkot and members of the US Department of Defense] will also discuss current security challenges, the regional security assessments in the Middle East and military cooperation,” the army says in a statement.
Eisenkot will be replaced by his deputy, Maj. Gen. Yair Golan, while he is in America.
“Eisenkot will be accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Hannah Eisenkot, the Defense Attaché [to the US], Maj. Gen. Yaacob Ayish, and the Head of International military cooperation Brig. Gen. Erez Meizel,” the army says.
— Judah Ari Gross
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