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by Benjamin Kerstein
US CENTCOM commander Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. walking with IDF Chief of Staff LTG Aviv Kohavi. Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
The commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, will visit Israel on Thursday for the first time under the administration of US President Joe Biden.
Israeli news site Walla reported Sunday that sources have indicated the visit will be an important one, due to ongoing regional tensions and in particular the likely reopening of US negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.
Also on the likely agenda will be expanding Israel’s burgeoning relationships with Sunni Arab and Muslim states, four of which have recently normalized relations with the Jewish state.
The visit comes shortly after former president Donald Trump transferred responsibility for issues related to Israel from the US European Command to CENTCOM.
McKenzie’s visit comes among heightened high-level military coordination between Israel and the US. Last month, Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Israel for the third time in a year. IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi is reported to hold video conferences once a month with Milley, and twice a month with McKenzie.
