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Outgoing Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, Nov. 10, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Katz to Syrian rebels: ‘Follow Assad’s path, end up like Assad’

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned on Tuesday that any entity threatening Israel's security would face dire consequences. Speaking at a naval base in Haifa, Katz revealed that Israeli forces had destroyed Syria's navy, as...

Netanyahu testimony details clash with US over Iran, Palestinians

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand on Tuesday in his long-running corruption trial, revealing stark disagreements with then-U.S. President Barack Obama over Iran's nuclear ambitions and regional influence as well as the...
Troops of the Israeli Air Force's elite Shaldag unit on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, Dec. 8, 2024. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

Katz orders IDF to create security zone beyond border with Syria

Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to create a secure area free of "heavy strategic weapons and terror infrastructure" beyond the buffer zone with Syria, the Defense Ministry announced Monday. Katz said he...

Netanyahu to hostage families: Assad’s fall could facilitate deal

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told representatives of hostages' families groups on Sunday that the fall of the Assad regime, weakened by Israel's determined stand against Hezbollah and Hamas, could help advance a deal for...
Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari in Gaza City. Credit: IDF.

Katz to forgo disciplinary action against Hagari following apology

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Defense Minister Israel Katz will not tolerate partisan political statements from "anyone wearing a uniform" in the future, sources in the ministry told reporters on Thursday, a day after IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel...

‘Another nail in UNRWA’s coffin’: Hostage family sues agency

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The family of Yonatan Samerano, whose body has been held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, have filed a landmark lawsuit against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency...
A soldier teaches a woman how to wear and use a gasmask during the Second Intifada, Oct. 30, 2001. Credit: Flash90.

Record number of religious women enlist in IDF’s Shlav Bet

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Over the weekend, more than 120 Orthodox women aged 26-50 enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces as part of the Shlav Bet ("Phase 2") program track for religious women over the usual recruitment age. This third and...
Israelis protest in support of Eli Feldstein outside the Tel Aviv District Court, Nov. 27, 2024. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Tel Aviv court finds insufficient evidence to prosecute Eli Feldstein for intending to harm...

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Tel Aviv District Court Judge Ala Masarwa ruled on Tuesday that there is insufficient evidence to charge Eli Feldstein, the chief suspect in the alleged leak of classified documents concerning Hamas hostages in Gaza, with...
An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet at the Tel Nof Airbase on Jan. 1, 2024. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

IAF hits Hezbollah after terror group fires mortars at Mount Dov

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The Israeli Air Force struck Hezbollah terrorist assets across Lebanon on Monday night in response to the Iranian proxy's firing of two mortar shells across the border hours earlier in violation of the Nov....

Israeli DM tells IDF to suspend anti-government activist’s reserve duty

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has instructed the Israel Defense Forces to rescind leading anti-government activist Sgt. Maj. (res.) Eyal Naveh's call-up for reserve duty, the Defense Ministry announced on Sunday. Naveh, one of the...