Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant postponed a visit to the United States scheduled for Wednesday at the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, NBC News reported, citing an informed source.
A senior Israeli official told the station that Galant’s trip was postponed because the cabinet plans to vote on the response to the Iranian missile attack.
According to him, the trip has been postponed until the country’s cabinet approves a plan for retaliatory measures against Tehran.
In addition, the channel’s interlocutor said, Netanyahu wants to speak with the president of the United States. joe biden. And until that happens, he doesn’t want Gallant to come to the United States, the official said.
Former Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh reported that Gallant had postponed his planned trip to Washington.
“About the meeting of the Minister (of US Defense) Lloyd’s) Austin with Minister Galant, we have just been informed that Minister Galant will postpone his trip to Washington, DC. Secretary Austin looks forward to meeting with him soon,” Singh told reporters during a briefing.
