Israel Katz

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.

IDF soldiers in the village of Kusra, south of Nablus, West Bank, on August 14, 2026.
ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter in the Oval Office seen at the White House in April 2026.

Israeli envoy to US condemns settler violence in West Bank, invokes Torah justice

Defense Minister Israel Katz and other coalition lawmakers attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the re-establishment of the settlement of Sa-Nur, in the West Bank, April 19, 2026

Israel Katz and the Likud are ‘boom-boom-booming’ politics away – opinion

Defense Minister Israel Katz.

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.

Jews return to the former settlement of Ganim in the northern West Bank, which was evacuated in 2005 as part of Israel’s Disengagement Plan, August 13, 2026.

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.

A member of the Lebanese army sits on a military vehicle in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, after the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-mediated plan, in southern Lebanon, July 26, 2026.

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.

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

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.

Israeli Minister and Likud member Haim Katz arrives for a meeting of the Likud Secretariat Committee at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, June 28, 2026.

'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."

MK Tally Gotliv speaking in Knesset May 25,2026.

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.

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.

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."

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a state ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers, at Mount Herzl Military cemetery, in Jerusalem, March 6, 2025

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.

View of the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, August 9, 2026

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.

 Arrow air defense system