Pentagon chief arrives in Israel to discuss response to Hamas

Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defense, has arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday, 13 October, to meet with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a face-to-face discussion on their defence needs in response to the Islamic group Hamas.

Source: European Pravda, citing Austin on Twitter

Quote: "Just landed in Tel Aviv. Today, I’ll meet w/ Prime Minister Netanyahu, [Defence] Minister Yoav Gallant & other senior leaders to demonstrate that America’s support for Israel’s security is ironclad & talk to them face-to-face about their defence needs."

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