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Hegseth meets Netanyahu ahead of elections, possible Iran war restart

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel just over a week before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands for elections, and as President Trump floats restarting the Iran war.

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Both outlets center the same basic frame: Pete Hegseth’s unannounced trip to Israel to meet Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the election. Axios is more specific, saying the meeting was confirmed by two sources and adding that the visit came eight days before the vote and amid U.S.-Israeli discussions about resuming major combat operations, while Al Jazeera mainly relays Axios’s report and notes only that the election is closely contested.

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