“In close coordination with the Israeli government and because of extreme caution in the face of the evolving situation with COVID-19, it was decided to cancel the exercises. We value our close partnership with Israel and look forward to continuing the exercises in the future, ”CNN quoted him as saying.
General Mark Millie, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Armed Forces, said the US military is working out all the scenarios for the development of the situation with COVID-19, including the pandemic.
It was previously reported that Washington is considering options to reduce joint exercises with South Korea due to an outbreak of coronavirus infection.