Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant spoke to U.S. Secretary of
Defense Lloyd Austin by phone late Friday over a series of regional
issues, according to a statement by the Israeli Defense Ministry on
Saturday, Trend
reports citing Xinhua.
The phone conversation “focused on security developments in the
Middle East,” including the latest developments in the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran’s nuclear program, said the
ministry statement.
Earlier this week, Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians in a
military raid on the West Bank city of Nablus, aggravating the
already high tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
Ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which will begin in
late March, there is concern that tensions will rise further, as
the Israeli military has been conducting almost daily raids in the
West Bank in an alleged attempt to arrest suspects in deadly
Palestinian attacks.
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