Middle East
Nawaf Salam says the first phase under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire is nearly done.
During the operation, troops located and confiscated weapons.
Israeli National Security Council official Joseph Draznin attended the talks in Naqoura, Lebanon.
Jerusalem traded energy for leverage, tying Cairo to its fuel supplies while securing strategic calm despite ongoing violations in Sinai.
CENTCOM forces used fighter jets, attack helicopters, artillery and more than 100 precision munitions.
Egypt trying to deflect criticism over agreement with the Jewish state.
There have been “multiple instances of collaboration with the Syrian government to counter specific ISIS threats,” CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper stated.
Jerusalem’s foreign minister said he would prefer resolving the situation in Gaza through diplomacy, but the military option remains on the table.
The meeting with will be the field marshal’s third in six months with the U.S. president.
Two British-Lebanese men are accused of Hezbollah membership, terrorist training in Lebanon and preparing drone-linked terrorist acts.
Gideon Sa’ar praised the Arab Gulf state’s “courageous leadership in joining the Abraham Accords.”
Jerusalem is reportedly concerned about losing its regional military edge and is seeking a compensation package should the Doha-Washington deal go through.
