Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel: what is the purpose of the visit

< p>US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is in Israel to review the American aid that Washington promptly provided in the first week of its war with Hamas militants.

This is reported by The Associated Press.

< p>The head of the Pentagon became the second high-ranking US official to visit Israel in two days. Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the country — his goal — preventing the expansion of regional conflict.

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Austin will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the Israeli military cabinet.