The Israel Hayom newspaper reported yesterday that Blinken had requested the one-on-one meeting with Halevi, with Netanyahu initially denying the possibility.
The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will have his first one-on-one meeting with Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herji Halevi on Thursday, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the prime minister rejected the senior US official’s request for a 4-4.
The Israel Hayom newspaper reported yesterday that Blinken requested the one-on-one meeting with Halevi, prompting Netanyahu’s office to issue a statement saying the IDF chief would meet with the US minister as part of his talks with him. the Israeli prime minister.
During Blinken’s previous wartime visits, his only meetings with Halevi were in the context of war cabinet meetings attended by the army chief.
Anthony Blinken will first meet with Netanyahu at 11:15 a.m., followed by a separate meeting with Halevi at 12:15 p.m., followed by meetings with Israel’s defense minister and the Israeli president.
The request to meet Halevi in ​​person suggests Blinken believes Israel’s IDF could provide a more honest analysis of the current state of the war. without ministers in the room comments the Times of Israel.
Source :Skai
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