Gallant and UK defence minister discuss preserving 'intelligence cooperation'

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant met with his British counterpart John Healey to discuss strengthening security ties and maintaining “intelligence cooperation”.

“I emphasized the importance of creating a coalition to defend Israel against Iran and its proxies – especially these days,”  Gallant said in a post on X.

This comes amid rising regional tensions following the Israeli assassinations of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr. Iran has vowed a military response to their killings.