It will be a brief visit, with meetings with Israeli top security leadership scheduled on Saturday, the report said.
Cooper arrived in the Middle East to address recent developments in Syria, in particular, the Syrian army takeover of territories previously held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, and the transfer of thousands Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia for terrorism) prisoners from Syria to Iraq, the report said.
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump said that a large number of US military ships are moving toward Iran "just in case."
Previously, Israeli state broadcaster Kan reported that the national security system was closely monitoring the buildup of the US military presence in the region.
Regardless of the rising tensions, there are currently no changes in the Israeli civil defense guidelines, about which the public is promptly notified in the event of any national emergencies.