Blinken's unusual demand: asked to receive a four-eyed security review directly from the Chief of Staff. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is expected to arrive in Israel in the coming days after visiting Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
This is Blinken's fifth visit to Israel since the beginning of the war. The Prime Minister's Office refused the request and announced that the security review forum would remain the same. The logic is clear: a request by a senior foreign official for a one-on-one meeting with the chief of Staff in the middle of a war is an unusual event.