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Israel Katz

Israel Katz
The latest news and updates on Israel Katz, a prominent Israeli politician, currently serving as the Defence Minister since November 2024. He has held numerous significant cabinet positions, including twice as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance, and a decade as Minister of Transportation, where he was recognised for modernising infrastructure. A long-standing Likud Knesset member since 1998, Katz’s career also includes roles in Intelligence, Energy, and Agriculture. Known for his hardline stance on security and foreign policy, he advocates for settlement expansion and has taken firm positions against international bodies. His responsibilities now include leading Israel’s defence efforts and achieving war objectives.
Iranian intelligence minister Esmail Khatib attends the inauguration ceremony of the sixth Assembly of Experts in Tehran on May 21, 2024. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

Iranian intelligence minister Esmail Khatib ‘eliminated’: Israel’s Katz

Khatib is the third top Iranian official to be killed in two days as Israel authorises military to shoot on sight.

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Iran’s Ali Larijani, Basij paramilitary head ‘eliminated’ in Tehran strikes: Israel

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Iran war entering ‘decisive phase’, Israel says, as attacks continue

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Nearly 500 dead in Lebanon from Israeli offensive against Hezbollah

As the death toll rises by 100 a day, the Lebanese president proposes a truce with Israel, saying Hezbollah is pushing Lebanon into ‘chaos’.

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Members of the Lebanese Civil Defence inspect a damaged building after an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Photo: Reuters
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Israel says next leader of Iran also a ‘target for elimination’

As Tehran prepares to bid farewell to Khamenei, Israel’s defence minister issues a blunt warning for his successor.

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Israel’s ‘de facto sovereignty’ of West Bank condemned as illegal annexation

Ministers admit new land rules aim to block a Palestinian state, a move the UN and Arab nations slam as a grave violation of international law.

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Israel seals off Palestinian village in West Bank after deadly attack

The army imposed a lockdown on Qabatiya after a local resident killed a 68-year-old man and an 18-year-old girl in northern Israel on Friday.

Palestinian men after being released by Israeli troops during a military operation in the Palestinian village of Qabatiya, near the West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday. Photo: EPA
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‘No calm in Beirut’ as more Israeli strikes expected after Hezbollah ultimatum

Israel’s ultimatum to Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah by New Year’s Eve is more about political pressure than an invasion plan, analysts say.

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Israeli generals dismissed over failures from Hamas’ deadly attack

The firings come amid growing pressure for an inquiry and revelations of systemic military flaws to prevent the October 7, 2023, assault.

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Netanyahu faces backlash over US-backed statement on Palestinian independence

The statement indicating support for a pathway to a Palestinian state infuriated Netanyahu’s conservative and ultranationalist allies.

An Israeli anti-government protester dressed up as US President Donald Trump holds a doll depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration against Netanyahu and in support of establishing a state commission of inquiry into Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, in Habima Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday. Photo: AFP
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Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after wave of strikes kill 26 in Gaza

Ceasefire reactivated following US pressure, but fragile truce faces challenges from armed militants and disputes over the return of hostages’ bodies.

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An armed man shoots in the air during the funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip. Photo: AP
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End to hunger? Gaza aid to increase as ceasefire deal brings hope

In recent months, agencies have delivered just 20 per cent of the aid needed, due to fighting, border closures and Israel’s restrictions.

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Israel says it’s developed ‘Iron Beam’ laser weapon to stop missiles, drones

The 100-kilowatt system has been touted as a cheaper means of intercepting projectiles and is expected to be operational by year end.

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Israel’s army urges Gaza City residents to move to ‘humanitarian zone’

The Israeli military has also bombed a high-rise Gaza City tower that it says was used by Hamas to gather intelligence.

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Palestinians run for cover during an Israeli airstrike on a building in Gaza City on Friday following an earlier warning by the Israeli army. Photo: AP
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Israel vows to destroy Gaza City if Hamas doesn’t disarm and release hostages

Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal, but Israel has yet to officially respond as fighting escalates on the ground.

Displaced Palestinians inspect tents destroyed after an Israeli strike on the Al-Manasrah camp, which housed more than 200 families in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on Thursday. Photo: EPA
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Netanyahu demands Gaza City is taken faster than planned

The ‘timeline for conquering the last terrorist strongholds and defeating Hamas’ should be shortened, Netanyahu’s office said.

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Israel mobilises 60,000 reservists to seize Gaza City, piling pressure on Hamas

Israel also approved a settlement project in the West Bank on Wednesday, raising concerns for a future Palestinian state.

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Hamas rejects Israel’s Gaza relocation plan as a ‘blatant deception’

Hamas said Israel’s plan to move hundreds of thousands of residents from combat zones to the south of Gaza is a ‘wave of genocide’.

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Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City on August 16. Photo: AP
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Israeli military attacks Houthi targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah port

The assault on Houthi positions in Yemen’s Hodeidah port targets alleged Iranian weapon transfers, amid ongoing Red Sea shipping attacks by the militants.

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Syria’s future tied to Israel peace deal as billions in investment set to arrive

Gulf Arab, Turkish and Western firms have pledged to invest in Syria to rebuild the war-torn country.

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Syria begins withdrawing troops from Sweida after deadly clashes, Israeli strikes

Clashes in Druze heartland have left over 300 people dead and prompted a wave of Israeli strikes on Syria’s capital.

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes on Syria’s defence ministry in Damascus on Wednesday, according to Al Jazeera TV. Photo: Reuters
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Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water, IDF blames malfunction

8 Palestinians, most of them children, were killed. Israel said the missile had been intended to hit an Islamic Jihad militant in the area.

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A Palestinian boy inspects the site of an Israeli strike that killed Palestinians as they gathered to collect water from a distribution point in Nuseirat, central Gaza on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
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Trump says Israel agrees to 60-day Gaza ceasefire terms, urges Hamas to accept

The US president hopes Palestinian militant group Hamas takes what he calls his best and final offer to end the conflict.

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Israeli strike kills 18 in Gaza as turmoil mounts over food aid

Strike in Deir al-Balah appeared to target Sahm, a security unit tasked with stopping looters and merchants who sell stolen aid.

Mourners at a funeral of Palestinians who, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, were killed in an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters
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