On Friday, Israeli media reported that Israeli Army Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi will make an official visit to an Arab country that has recently normalized relations with Tel Aviv.
Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation and Galats Radio announced that Kochawi will begin an official visit next week to an Arab country he has not visited before, without revealing the name of the country.
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And the four Arab countries whose relations with Israel were normalized in 2020 under US supervision are the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.
And the Wall Street Journal reported last month that the United States held a secret meeting last March with top military officials from Israel and six Arab countries in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss how they could counter Iran’s growing capabilities, whether with missiles or ballistic missiles. or drones, coordinate.
This newspaper reported, quoting US and regional officials, that Frank McKenzie, commander of the US Central Command, met with senior military officers of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and Jordan, and the UAE and Bahrain sent officials to this country. Attend the meeting.
The Wall Street Journal says the Sharm el-Sheikh talks followed confidential discussions in a working group between representatives of Middle Eastern countries that discussed hypothetical scenarios on how to cooperate to detect and defend against air threats.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said during a Knesset meeting on the 20th of last month that Israel, the United States and “regional partners” have created an air defense alliance that has succeeded in thwarting Iran’s attempts to attack Israel and other countries. slow down Middle East.
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