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US VP Vance to meet defense chief, top IDF brass before departing Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media as US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner stand next to him, in Kiryat Gat, October 21, 2025. (AP/Francisco Seco)
US Vice President JD Vance will meet at noon with Defense Minister Israel Katz, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, and the IDF’s top brass at the military’s Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv, Katz’s office says.
The meeting is expected to largely focus on the Gaza Strip.
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