US Secretary of Defense to Katz: 'Continue to the end, we are with you' During overnight talks between Defence Minister Israel Katz and his American counterpart Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defense assured Katz to "continue
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5 March 2026 07:18 GMT
During overnight talks between Defence Minister Israel Katz and his American counterpart Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defense assured Katz to "continue to the end, we are with you".
The Israeli defense minister noted that cooperation with the US against Iran is "changing regional and global history," and thanked Hegseth for extensive US assistance in "defending" Israeli citizens against Iran.
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