Israeli intelligence chief and Mossad director, 2021–2026
Israel’s prime minister has said he has made a secret March 26 trip to Al‑Ain to meet UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and has called it a “historic breakthrough.” The UAE has denied the visit. Multiple outlets have reported broader Israel–UAE defence cooperation during the Iran war, including Iron Dome batteries and alleged intelligence coordination.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates are coordinating more closely in response to the Iran crisis, with reports that Mossad chief David Barnea and Shin Bet head David Zini have visited the UAE to discuss wartime coordination, security sharing, and potential strikes against Iran.
Eisenkot has surged in polls as his Yashar party leads Likud in some surveys for the October 27 election, with calls for stronger security and universal service forming the core of his platform. Netanyahu faces a shifting coalition dynamic as security concerns and politics collide.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has flown to Washington to attend Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral and to meet President Donald Trump. The leaders have grown more distant since jointly launching strikes on Iran in February; they are set to discuss Iran, implementation of a US-backed Israel-Lebanon framework and regional security while US strikes on Iran remain paused.