SriLanka, Oct. 20 -- United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an undisclosed visit to Israel, according to Axios.
The meeting between the hawkish ally of US President Donald Trump and the veteran Israeli premier facing a knife-edge election occurred on Monday, Axios reported, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter.
A spokesman for the US Department of Defense told Al Jazeera it "declines to comment" on the report.
Hegseth wrote on a social media post that he had visited US service members in the Central Command area of responsibility, which covers the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Asia.
Israel's Army Radio reported his meeting with Netanyahu took place at an...