Israel has canceled a planned Wednesday meeting between its Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday. “We were just informed that

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant postponed his trip to the US, the Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday, as differences between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Joe Biden administration grow over Israel’s retaliatory plans against Iran.

Israel’s defense minister is set to travel to Washington as the country vowed what one leader called a “significant response” to an Iranian missile attack a week ago and stepped up its military operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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