Israel Katz

WATCH: IDF completes Ali Taher security zone after destroying Hezbollah tunnels

IDF troops are preparing to defend the area and prevent Hezbollah from returning, Netanyahu and Katz said.

IDF destroys Hezbollah tunnel inAli Taher ridge, September 10, 2026.
Defense Minister Israel Katz at Jerusalem City Hall, December 15, 2025.

Katz threatens attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure in Rosh Hashanah message

Prime Minister Netanyahu on Mount Hermon, overlooking Syria during a tour briefing him and the Defense Minister Israel Katz on the situation with Syria.

Asserting control in Syria: Netanyahu pledges the defeat of Iran, defense of border from proxies

Supporters of the Palestinian Fatah movement gather with flags for a rally ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of its establishment in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank on December 31, 2024.

Large majority of Israelis fear an October 7-style attack from the West Bank, poll finds


Israel, Honduras deepen defense ties with new memorandum of understanding

In 2021, Honduras became one of the first countries to move its embassy to Jerusalem, joining the US, Guatemala, and Kosovo.

Defense Minister Israel Katz with a Honduran military delegation, August 16, 2026

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

Leiter connected his criticism of the violence to the Jewish commandment of settling the Land of Israel, arguing that the principle also carries a responsibility to uphold justice.

ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter in the Oval Office seen at the White House in April 2026.

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

Regardless of who is competing in Israel’s upcoming elections, what must remain a top priority is to keep an eye on which politician intends to do what with the power bestowed upon them.

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

Katz orders IDF to prepare to transfer West Bank civilian enforcement to police after Kusra chaos

According to Katz, the proposed plan would shift responsibility for civilian law enforcement and public order involving the Israeli population in the West Bank from the IDF to the police.

Defense Minister Israel Katz.

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.