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Friday, June 28, 2024
IDF says deputy chief discussed munitions supplies in string of meetings with US officials
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Deputy IDF Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Amir Baram discussed with American officials “how to accelerate the rate of supplies of the required munitions for the IDF” during a visit to the US this week, the military says.
Baram had traveled to the US with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for a visit focused on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and unfreezing a shipment of heavy-duty bombs it has been withholding from Israel.
In a statement, the IDF says Baram met with senior commanders in the US Central Command, NORTHCON, Navy, Joint Chiefs of Staff and Department of Defense, to “strengthen cooperation” between the military and “prepare for emerging challenges.”
It says Baram held a “strategic discussion with senior officials of the US military and the Pentagon regarding operational plans” for the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, as well as “preparations in countering Iran and its proxies, and the common interests of the IDF and the US military in the Middle East.”
The deputy IDF chief also “discussed with his counterparts how to accelerate the rate of supplies of the required munitions for the IDF, on which joint mechanisms for acceleration and control were agreed,” the statement adds.
