Due to a series of circumstances, it turns out that Israel’s top soldier will likely be the first ranking official to personally deliver a message from the new Bennett-Lapid government to the US administration in Washington.
The chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, had postponed two scheduled Washington visits in recent months at the last minute due to security-related exigencies. If nothing untoward happens in the coming hours, he is to board a flight to Washington on June 20.
