In a latest development, Israel has informed the Pentagon that it is canceling the planned trip to the US by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallad, which was due to take place in the next few hours.

Separately, the Pentagon spokeswoman announced that Yoav Gallad had canceled plans to visit the Pentagon on Wednesday, adding that she looked forward to welcoming him later.

“We have just been informed that Secretary Gallant will be postponing his trip to Washington,” Sabrina Singh said at a press conference when asked about the development.

Earlier, there had been intense backlash surrounding Gallad’s trip to the US, with Israeli media reporting that Benjamin Netanyahu had blocked Gallad’s visit because he wanted to first speak to US President Joe Biden about Israel’s planned retaliation against Iran. , but also for the security cabinet to approve the response first.

It is noted that Gallant was going to travel in the next few hours and on Wednesday to meet with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin.

According to the same sources, Netanyahu spoke with Gallant on Tuesday afternoon and said he had not yet agreed to the one-day visit, during which Gallant planned to meet his American counterpart and other officials to discuss the planned response. of Israel to Iran’s missile attack last week.

The two leaders have not spoken for nearly 50 days amid growing discontent in Washington over Netanyahu’s handling of the war and the lack of a strategy to end it.