General Mark Milley makes a previously unannounced visit, ahead of a trip to Israel by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TEL AVIV - Israel hosted the top US military officer, Army General Mark Milley, on Friday for discussions that it said included the need for cooperation onGen Milley made the previously unannounced visit ahead of a trip to Israel by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin that will also include neighbouring Egypt and Jordan - US-aligned Arab states that have influence on Israeli-Palestinian affairs.
Gen Milley made no public remarks in Israel. His spokesman said the general discussed regional security issues and “coordination to defend against threats posed by Iran” in his talks with Chief of the Israeli General Staff, Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi. In January, the United States and Israel held what one US official described as the allies’ most significant joint military exercise to date, involving thousands of forces, a dozen ships and 142 aircraft, including nuclear-capable bombers.
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