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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee convened with former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot to deliberate on various security matters, according to a source familiar with the situation. The conversation encompassed tensions in the West Bank, settler violence, and the Gaza Strip, though the Yashar party refrained from commenting on the meeting after being asked by The Jerusalem Post.
Initially scheduled in private, the meeting was only disclosed on Wednesday, with only Huckabee and Eisenkot confirmed to have attended. A source revealed that the gathering was initially unannounced, with only the two individuals involved. Another meeting between Huckabee and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unexpectedly called off and has not yet been rescheduled.
The ambassador clarified that the initial meeting was not of a security nature and will be rescheduled once an appropriate time presents itself. Any assertion that this was anything other than a cordial social occasion involving their spouses would be considered false.
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