Israel KatzIran may strike Israel over High Holy Days, says KatzThe defence minister added that ‘our planes are ready to take off’ to respond with ‘great force’ should such a strike occurBy Phoebe Black1 min read
Israeli PoliticsIsraeli Supreme Court blocks government’s 'undemocratic’ attempt to shut down Army RadioJustices ruled the move was fuelled by an ‘improper motive’ to interfere with the station’s editorial content.1 min read
West BankWest Bank law enforcement to shift from IDF to Israel PoliceDefence Minister Israel Katz said the army was not ‘capable of handling the enforcement of civil issues’ amid the ‘welcome increase in the number of settlers’By Gabrielle Apfel1 min read
West BankKatz denies urging replacement of IDF West Bank for detaining ‘violent settler’ after military backlashThe Israeli defence minister seemed to announce the move back a potential replacement on live TV, but later said his meaning had been deliberately distortedBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read
West BankIsraeli ministers hail restored West Bank settlement for ‘killing the idea of a Palestinian stateDefence Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attended a ceremony to mark the reopening of Sa-Nur, which was forcibly evacuated in 2005By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
LebanonIDF to expand ‘buffer zone’ in Lebanon to ‘thwart threat of invasion’Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed last week that the military would occupy large swathes of the area south of the Litani River ‘until security for the residents of the north [of Israel] is ensured’.By Melanie Swan2 min read
LebanonIsrael to occupy ‘security zone’ in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah threat neutralisedDefence Minister Israel Katz said local residents would be evacuated, to be allowed back once the terror group had been defeatedBy Jacob Jaffa3 min read
Netanyahu steps in to cool public row between Katz and ZamirThe IDF’s chief of staff has accused the defence minister of interfering in the military’s appointment processBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||November 26, 2025 10:43
Israeli defence minister to shut down Army Radio amid bias allegationsIsraeli Katz claimed that the station’s output ‘harms the war effort and morale’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read||November 12, 2025 10:22
State of emergency in southern Israel lifted for the first time since October 7‘The decision reflects the new security reality,’ said Defence Minister Israel KatzBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 27, 2025 11:50
Israel confirms death of Hamas spokesman in Gaza airstrikeAbu Obeida, whose real identity remained a closely guarded secret, was killed in the al-Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza CityBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||September 1, 2025 10:09
Why did IDF helicopters land near Damascus?Some reports have claimed that the Israeli military launched an operation to dismantle surveillance devicesBy JC Reporter2 min read||August 28, 2025 16:55
Israel Katz threatens to ‘open gates of hell’ on Gaza City if Hamas refuses hostage dealThe city will face the same fate as Rafah and Beit Hanoun if Hamas fails to meet Israel’s ceasefire conditions, the defence minister saidBy JC Reporter1 min read||August 22, 2025 10:46
Fresh row between government and IDF as Defence Minister clashes with military chief over promotionsThe public spat comes after Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir reportedly voiced strong opposition in cabinet to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plan to occupy GazaBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||August 12, 2025 14:30
IDF lawyers ‘raised concerns’ about plans to confine Gazans to new ‘humanitarian city’Proponents claim the proposal will help to destroy Hamas and end the warBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||July 11, 2025 15:19
Israel Katz orders IDF to prepare plans to confine Gaza’s entire population to ‘humanitarian city’The two million residents of the Strip would be screened through security checks before being sent to a new refugee camp near Rafah or encouraged to emigrate.By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||July 8, 2025 10:23
