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IDF diverts forces from Palestinian terror arrests to rising settler violence in West Bank - report
According to Army Radio, the arrests come at the request of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), to which the IDF has responded that it is "unable" to arrest all of the wanted suspects.
Israeli envoy to US condemns settler violence in West Bank, invokes Torah justice
Israel Katz and the Likud are ‘boom-boom-booming’ politics away – opinion
Katz orders IDF to prepare to transfer West Bank civilian enforcement to police after Kusra chaos
MKs attend reestablishment of West Bank settlement of Ganim, 21 years after disengagement
Katz and MK Yuli Edelstein attended the inauguration ceremony, breaking ground alongside Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan and several other members of Knesset.
US pushes back as Katz says IDF will not withdraw from security zone in southern Lebanon
An official clarified that, from Washington's perspective, a permanent Israeli military presence in southern Lebanon is inconsistent with the commitments made under the understandings.
Netanyahu's Likud must get its house in order if it hopes to perform this October - editorial
Voters choose a party on Election Day; they cannot rearrange its candidates or express a preference for particular individuals.
Netanyahu rose through Likud democracy. Now he risks hollowing it out from within - analysis
Netanyahu wants the ability to add people from high-tech, economics, security, and other fields who can broaden the party’s appeal and give it greater governing credibility. The problem is the scale.
Likud court approves Netanyahu's reserved Knesset slot for Haim Katz after freezing vote
The interim order was issued during Tuesday’s Likud Secretariat vote because Haim Katz had already registered for the August 17 primaries and begun campaigning.
'Mocks voters': Tally Gotliv blasts 'despicable' Likud decision to reserve slot for Israel Katz
Posting on social media, the Likud lawmaker said the defense minister was "terribly afraid of the primaries' results," slamming what she called a "despicable step that mocks Likud voters."
Netanyahu reserves Likud slot for Katz, two other ministers, cites need for 'defense, not politics'
The party's secretariat will be asked to approve the reserved slots for Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Likud Central Committee Chairman and Minister Haim Katz.
Israel Katz orders IDF probe into alleged mistreatment of wounded soldiers at Rambam hospital
Hadash called Katz's urging for an investigation "a dangerous exploitation of the authority of the state and the military establishment for the purpose of political and racist persecution."
Wounded IDF soldiers allegedly mistreated, denied water by Arab Rambam staff, brother claims
Rambam stated that, after an investigation, it rejected all claims of wrongdoing toward the wounded soldiers by their staff.
Israel's secret test on its Arrow system reveals growing concern over Iran - analysis
Under normal circumstances, Arrow tests are a national event, with tens of thousands of residents in central Israel can see them when the missile is launched from the IAF's test unit at Palmachim.