Hegseth Meets Netanyahu Secretly

IsraelUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Netanyahu Monday, days before the election, two sources say.

Israel votes next week, and polls show Netanyahu’s coalition losing its majority.

Trump endorsed Netanyahu on Truth Social Sunday, praising him as an ally in the US war on Iran.

Vice President JD Vance declined to endorse him, saying “I’m not getting involved in Israeli elections.”

Polymarket traders give Netanyahu a 28% chance of being next prime minister, down 3 points in a week.

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Al Jazeera Online: frames the undisclosed visit against the knife-edge election, pairing it with Trump's endorsement as a campaign signal