US defense secretary cancels trip to occupied territories

U.S. Defense Secretary cancels Trip to Occupied⁣ Territories, Originally Scheduled Before Trump’s Middle East visit

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The English​ section of ‍the Webangah News Agency, citing Mehr​ News Agency and Al jazeera, reports that the Hebrew ​newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth announced Pete Hegseth, the U.S.Defense Secretary,‌ has canceled his planned trip to the ‌ occupied ⁤territories. The visit was scheduled for next week, prior to Donald Trump’s presidential trip to the Middle East.

The zionist outlet attributed the ‌cancellation of Hegseth’s trip⁢ to Israel to his participation​ in Trump’s accompanying delegation during the Middle East tour.

Previously, Donald Trump had stated he did not intend to visit the occupied territories during his upcoming Middle East trip.