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CENTCOM commander visits Israel to strengthen military cooperation

Gen. Michael Eric Kurilla held a strategic meeting with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.

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U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla participated in a strategic meeting with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and other military officials during his visit to Israel, January 2025. Credit: IDF.
(Jan. 15, 2025 / JNS)

Gen. Michael Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), visited Israel this week as the guest of Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.

According to the IDF, the two military leaders held a strategic meeting to assess regional threats in the Middle East and discuss operational cooperation.

They emphasized strengthening readiness for various scenarios, highlighting the importance of the strong strategic relationship between the two countries’ militaries.

Kurilla has visited Israel multiple times throughout the multi-front war with Iran and its terror proxies, which Hamas in Gaza started with its mass invasion of the northwestern Negev on Oct. 7, 2023, killing over a thousand and kidnapping hundreds more.

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