"Yediot Ahronoth" newspaper: The US Defense Minister arrived on Monday for an unannounced visit to Israel, and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The news site Axios published a report on this secret visit, which came just eight days before the elections, amid reports of discussions between the United States and "Israel" about the possibility of renewing the war against Iran. The meeting was also attended by Defense Minister Israel Katz, National Security Advisers Shmuel Ben Ezra and foreign officials who appear to be Emirati.