A number of major roadways in and leading to Tel Aviv will be shut for US Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the Kirya, the Defense Ministry headquarters this morning, and the adjacent train station, Tel Aviv-Hashalom, will be closed for three hours.
Before departing Israel, Vance is set to hold an unusual meeting with IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and Defense Minister Israel Katz and other senior IDF generals to receive an overview on activity in Gaza.
The train station will be shut from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. according to police, and the surrounding Kaplan and Begin roads will also be closed for a similar period, as will Route 1 from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv beginning at 9:30 a.m. as the vice president makes his way to the city.
Before departing Jerusalem, Vance is slated to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City.
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