US Defense Secretary Hegseth cancels visit to Israel

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth canceled a planned visit to Israel on Wednesday in which he was meant to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, a source told The Jerusalem Post, Report informs.

Hegseth, who is in Ankara alongside US President Donald Trump for the NATO summit, was expected to make a brief visit against the backdrop of the American strikes against Iran.

The US strikes took place overnight, in response to a series of attacks carried out by Tehran against three commercial tankers in the waters of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.