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Netanyahu meets US Defense Secretary Hegseth in Washington

By Lazar Berman 29 July 2026, 6:35 pm
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and their aides in Washington on July 29, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and their aides in Washington on July 29, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Blair House.

Footage released by the Prime Minister’s Office shows the two men shaking hands and talking, joined by several military and civilian aides.

Netanyahu met with US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance yesterday.

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