Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington today (Wednesday), according to a report on ynet. The meeting follows Netanyahu's Tuesday night meeting with Vice President JD Vance, which Israeli sources described as 'good'.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Vice President JD Vance at Blair House on Tuesday night, a meeting described as 'good' by Israeli sources, and is scheduled to meet with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington today (Wednesday). The Zioneer first reported at 15:38 Jerusalem that Hegseth was expected to meet with American congress members. In a subsequent update at the same time, the report specified that an Israeli official—later identified as Netanyahu—would also meet Hegseth. By 15:39 Jerusalem, the Vance meeting was confirmed and characterized as positive.
The upcoming Hegseth meeting continues a series of high-level talks during Netanyahu's Washington visit. As The Zioneer reported on Tuesday evening, Netanyahu was expected to hold separate one-on-one meetings with Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of Defense Hegseth. The Trump-Netanyahu meeting earlier Tuesday was described as 'excellent' by Israeli sources, who said two objectives were achieved, though details were not disclosed.
The Iranian nuclear threat is expected to dominate the agenda of the Hegseth meeting, as previously reported by The Zioneer regarding the broader context of the visit. The exact timing of the meeting today has not been specified, and no further details on the agenda have been released.
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