According to reports by American and Israeli media, Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, is scheduled to travel to Israel on Wednesday. The main focus of this trip is announced as easing Israel’s concerns about the possibility of selling the stealth radar fighter jets F-35 to Turkey—a matter Israel has strongly opposed. As written by The Times of Israel, the file of the Islamic Republic will also be among the topics expected to be discussed in Hegseth’s talks in Israel. This will be Hegseth’s first visit to Israel as the U.S. defense secretary, and he is expected to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, and Yoav Gallant, Israel’s defense minister, during the trip.