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PM holds first call with new US defense secretary Hegseth
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAmy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds his first phone call with new US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, his office says.
According to the prime minister, Hegseth expressed his long-standing support for Israel and years of friendship with Netanyahu, and promised that the US “will stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel, with an absolute commitment to its security.”
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