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US Defense Secretary Hegseth cancels visit to Israel
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- 08 July, 2026
- 14:27
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth canceled a planned visit to Israel on Wednesday in which he was meant to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, a source told The Jerusalem Post, Report informs.
Hegseth, who is in Ankara alongside US President Donald Trump for the NATO summit, was expected to make a brief visit against the backdrop of the American strikes against Iran.
The US strikes took place overnight, in response to a series of attacks carried out by Tehran against three commercial tankers in the waters of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.
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