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U.S. Air Force F-35A jets and Israeli Air Force F-35I Adirs fly in formation during exercise Enduring Lightning III over Israel on Oct. 12, 2020. (Senior Airman Duncan Bevan/U.S. Air Force)
A realignment of U.S. Central Command means Israel now falls within its area of responsibility, and no longer U.S. European Command. The move comes as Israel and its neighbors work to improve diplomatic relations under the Abraham Accords.
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi met with the head of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie on Sept. 1 to discuss regional challenges, an IDF statement said.
US Central Command absorbs Israel into its area of responsibility (defensenews.com)



