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Pete Hegseth met with Netanyahu during unannounced trip to Israel - Tue, 20 Oct 2026 PST

WASHINGTON – Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel this week, an encounter that comes as the Trump administrations weighs new strikes against Iran after November’s midterm elections. Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met with Hegseth on Monday, a day after…

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