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Immediate Release

Readout of Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper's Meeting With Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin Gantz

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman provided the following readout: 

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper met with Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin Gantz at the Pentagon today.  

The two leaders discussed the security and stability of the Middle East, as well as the United States’ long-standing and continuing commitment to maintaining Israel’s qualitative military edge.