Mark Milley
An attack on the US equivalent to that carried out by Hamas on Oct. 7 would have caused up to 100,000 deaths, said Gen. Mark Milley: “Can you imagine what we would do? I mean, seriously.”
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant: “General Mark A. Milley is one of the most significant, true friends of the State of Israel, as well as a partner in our common mission to achieve stability and security.”
Israeli officials have described the visit as part of the general’s farewell tour before he retires later this year.
The U.S. military chief was set to leave for Israel and Jordan on Saturday.
One of the goals of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s visit by is to check up on Israel’s preparations for Iran, an expert on the U.S. tells JNS.
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley meets with Herzi Halevi, chief of general staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley: Aviv Kochavi deepened the strategic partnership between Israel and the U.S.
The military leaders, including the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commander of CENTCOM, are in Israel for an IDF innovation conference.
“I believe [it] to be a terrorist organization and do not support them being delisted,“ said Army Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Priorities include communicating intelligence assessments by the Israel Defense Forces on Iran’s nuclear program and professional concerns over a new nuclear deal, in addition to sharing key lessons from recent conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz said the U.S. military presence in the Middle East was an “important element in regional stability, which must be preserved.”
Gen. Mark Milley, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi and other senior officials discuss regional security concerns, including ongoing threats posed by Iran.
