During Netanyahu's visit to Athens, Quds Force commander was eliminated • After initially thinking of settling for regular updates, he decided to return to Israel early anyway
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday decided to advance his return to the country from Greece after the elimination of Qods Force commander Kassem Suleimani. This, though, was announced earlier by the Prime Minister's Office that there were no changes to his timetable in Greece and that his visit would continue as usual. He was also reported to receive regular security updates during the visit.
Netanyahu and Steinitz take off for summit in Greece ahead of gas export agreement to Europe // Photo: GPO
At the same time, Defense Minister Naftali Bennett will hold a status assessment in Tel Aviv this morning with the participation of the chief of staff and senior officials of the defense establishment. In addition, the IDF is also held in the Gaza Strip.
Betrayed by Iraqi intelligence? Kassem Suleimani // Photo: Reuters
During Netanyahu's visit to Greece, he met with the Greek Foreign Minister this morning (Friday). At noon, he will meet with the Greek president at his palace. As mentioned, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz took off yesterday to Greece and signed a gas pipeline agreement from Israel to Europe in a multi-party ceremony.
