US Defense Secretary tells Israel to press on 'until the end'
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth affirms full support for Israel amid Iranian missile attacks, urging the country to “keep going until the end.”
Reuters
March 05, 2026
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walks on the day of classified briefings for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026.
Kylie Cooper/Reuters
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told Israel to "keep going until the end", saying the U.S. stood with Israel, in overnight talks with Defence Minister Israel Katz, Israel's defence ministry said on Thursday.
Katz thanked Hegseth for extensive U.S. assistance in defending Israeli citizens against the Iranian missile threat, it said.
-Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Christian Schmollinger/Reuters
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