Israel Katz

Women of the Wall call on Katz to include women in national Remembrance Day ceremony

The letter deplored that women had never had a significant role in the ceremony at the Western Wall, other than lighting the ceremonial torch.

A HOLOCAUST survivor lights a torch during a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits IDF troops in southern Lebanon, published April 12, 2026.

WATCH: Netanyahu, Defense Minister Katz visit IDF troops in southern Lebanon

Activists including Greta Thunberg, stand on a boat that is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian expedition to Gaza, as seen from the port in Barcelona, Spain August 31, 2025

Turkey seeking nearly 5,000 years in prison for Netanyahu over October Gaza flotilla

IDF FORCES in southern Lebanon.

As US and Iran talk truce, Israel digs in for a 'forever war' - analysis


Talk of annexation in Lebanon risks undermining Israel’s case against Hezbollah - editorial

Israel’s push to secure its northern border is justified, but rhetoric about the Litani River risks blurring defense with annexation, carrying serious strategic and diplomatic costs.

Defense Minister Israel Katz gestures during joint statements to the press with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Athens, Greece, January 20, 2026

Israel announces territorial seizure in Lebanon up to Litani River

At a meeting with the military chief of staff, Katz said Israeli forces would "control the remaining bridges and the security zone up to the Litani," a river that meets the Mediterranean.

Defense Minister Israel Katz at Jerusalem City Hall, December 15, 2025.

IDF strikes Hezbollah fuel stations across Lebanon, targets main financial infrastructures

The IDF also located and destroyed a Hezbollah terror tunnel near Mount Dov, along the Israel-Lebanon border in the Upper Galilee.

Soldiers from the IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade operate in the Mount Dov area, published March 24, 2026.

'Gaza model': Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to strike bridges, homes in southern Lebanon

Israel's defense minister said he ordered "an acceleration in the destruction of Lebanese homes in contact-line villages...in accordance with the model of Beit Hanun and Rafah in Gaza."

Israeli soldiers lean out from a tank to inspect a disabled tank stuck in the mud, in northern Israel, March 21, 2026

IDF eliminates Imam Hussein Division Commander within a week of eliminating his predecessor

Hassan Ali Marwan was previously responsible for the division’s operations, commanding the launch of missiles, UAVs, and rockets toward the State of Israel and IDF troops in southern Lebanon.

Senior officials of the "Imam Hussein Division" eliminated during Operation Northern Arrows and Operation Roaring Lion.

The ayatollahs’ eyes and ears: Inside Iran’s intelligence ministry - analysis

Khatib was not your average minister. Appointed by Khamenei in 2021, he was a Shia cleric with deep roots in the security world and a history inside the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

A SATELLITE image shows a closer view of the buildings of the Intelligence Ministry in Tehran, Iran, February 22, 2026, before airstrikes.

How the IDF assassinated Iran’s ‘de-facto leader’ Ali Larijani

Iran's top security official was constantly moving to different secret locations throughout the last two weeks, sources said, taking precautions to avoid being located by Israel.

Iranian security chief Ali Larijani takes part in a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026

Ambiguity is surrender: Why the Sde Teiman decision endangers Israel and Jews worldwide - opinion

Israel’s soldiers must be warriors capable of defeating enemies who celebrate barbarism. But they must also be protected by legal systems that provide clarity, credibility, and fairness.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, at separate press events. The coordination between the US and Israel to date has been historic, but will Israel follow the US in announcing a major reform of the military judicial system especially in the light of Sde Teiman?

IDF sources initially skeptical of Katz returning Force 100 Sde Teiman guards to service

Katz’s push to reinstate the Sde Teiman guards faces skepticism from the IDF and legal experts, with doubts over his authority and legal basis for returning them to service.

 Israel Katz attends the Special Committee for Oversight of the Israeli Citizens' Fund at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 4, 2023.

Katz makes fiery statements on Lebanon, more injured in missile barrages

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Defense Minister Israel Katz gestures during joint statements to the press with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Athens, Greece, January 20, 2026