Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said he achieved “significant progress” in addressing Israel’s concerns about the flow of US weapons after talks with top officials in Washington, AFP reports.

“During the meetings, we made significant progress, obstacles were removed and bottlenecks were addressed,” he said.

Gallant said the progress was on “a variety of issues” including “the topic of force build-up and munition supply that we must bring to the state of Israel.”

“I would like to thank the US administration and the American public for their enduring support for the state of Israel,” he said.

Gallant did not elaborate on the progress and whether the Biden administration agreed to push forward weapons or if it made reassuring explanations.

But on his trip, Gallant has repeatedly distanced himself from Netanyahu’s confrontational approach and vowed to work through differences with the United States, Israel’s vital military and diplomatic ally.