Yoav Gallant
The event follows 2022’s record-breaking $12.5 billion in defense exports.
The tightening of military coordination comes amid reports of an imminent agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program.
The two officials discussed “the wide range of threats posed by Iran, including its nuclear program,” per a Pentagon readout.
“We will discuss our shared commitment to ensuring that Iran will never gain military nuclear capabilities,” says the Israeli defense minister.
Drones accounted for a quarter of the $12.6b worth of contracts signed last year.
As part of the agreement, Washington would release some Iranian assets frozen under sanctions.
“If Hezbollah will make a mistake and incite a war against Israel, we will strike them with full force,” said Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Cairo is not treating the shooting as a terrorist incident; Egyptian defense minister expresses condolences for “deaths on both sides.”
Tehran’s “pirate policy” aims to create a permanent maritime threat, threatening trade and flight routes, says Israel’s defense minister.
Funding is to be 15 times the current budget.
IDF general signs order allowing Jews to return to Homesh
Reversal of the disengagement ban also annexes the community to the Samaria Regional Council.
The Knesset in March repealed the disengagement law ban on Israelis living in the four communities.
