Unusual security summit in Germany: CENTCOM commander hosted military chiefs from Israel and Arab nations. A U.S. Central Command spokesperson confirmed to Galei Tzahal that Admiral Brad Cooper convened a conference of senior military commanders last week.
According to reports in the U.S., the summit was attended by Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and the military chiefs of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Egypt.
The meeting was held against the backdrop of tensions in the Gulf, and particularly surrounding the Houthis’ takeover of key points in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and tensions with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
