India, April 9 -- The Commander of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla held a series of discussions with military leaders and troops from six countries in the Middle East during his five-day visit to the region.

While in Israel, Gen. Kurilla met with the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Force Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, other key IDF staff, and leaders from multiple Israeli National Security Organizations. They discussed a range of strategic security issues across the region. Gen.

Kurilla also discussed continued efforts to deepen the military partnership between the United States and Israel and increase interoperability between the two forces. Gen. Kurilla reiterated the ironclad military-to-military relationship between the U....