Pete Hegseth is the defense minister of the USA. He visits Israel on Monday. Nobody knows about this trip before. He meets Benjamin Netanyahu there. Netanyahu is the head of government in Israel. The Pentagon says nothing about the trip. Hegseth talks about US soldiers. He visits soldiers in the Middle East.
Israel has an election soon. People vote for a new parliament next week. This is the first election since October 2023. The group Hamas attacks Israel back then. Polls say: Netanyahu can lose his majority. His partners are very religious and national.
Donald Trump supports Netanyahu very strongly. Trump is the president of the USA. He calls Netanyahu an important partner. Trump gives him his full help. JD Vance sees this differently. He is the vice president of the USA. Vance wants no interference. He says: I support only politicians in the USA.