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Hegseth meets Netanyahu in unannounced visit to Israel, reports Axios

  • Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, Axios reported, citing two sources.
  • The Pentagon and Israel’s embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the reported visit.
  • The visit came one day after President Donald Trump endorsed Netanyahu in Israel’s parliamentary election, scheduled for October 27.
  • Opinion polls show Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist coalition could lose its governing majority, while the opposition may struggle to form a government.
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It has not been confirmed that Pete Hegseth traveled to Israel a week before the Israeli elections.

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The head of Pentagon Pete Hegsett went to Israel in secret and met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, reporting to Axios with reference to known sources.

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The site of Axis reported from two well-informed sources that the United States Defense Minister Pete Hegseth had met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday during a visit not previously announced to Israel.

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has met with the country's…

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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