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Netanyahu, Katz order IDF to strike Beirut's Dahieh over 'ceasefire violations'

Israeli leaders say Hezbollah’s repeated attacks on northern communities triggered the order to hit targets in the Beirut stronghold; rockets and drone alerts sounded across the Galilee after the IDF captured Beaufort

ynet Global | 06.01.26

יוסי דגן, צבי סוכות והרב יוסי אליצור בקבר יוסף

Israelis hold first daytime prayer at Jewish West Bank shrine since 2000

Visit to Joseph’s Tomb, approved by senior defense officials, marks a new step in efforts to restore a permanent Jewish presence at the flashpoint site

Idan Bloemhof | 05.31.26

5-ton Western Wall stone returned from Kirya defense HQ in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

Part of a broader initiative to restore ancient stones from the Western Wall that were placed in various locations across Israel over the years; 'Stones of the Western Wall carry the soul of the Jewish people, the pain of exile and the joy of return'

Shilo Freid | 05.04.26

With sights on Iran, Israel greenlights multi-billion dollar F-15, F-35 deal

Ministers give go-ahead to major defense deal, including a fourth F-35 squadron from Lockheed Martin and a second F-15IA squadron from Boeing, as part of 350 billion-shekel military buildup plan

Elisha Ben Kimon, Itamar Eichner | 05.03.26

Katz warns: 'The cedars of Lebanon will burn' as ceasefire teeters on collapse

Katz tells UN envoy that Beirut must ensure Hezbollah is disarmed, first south of the Litani River to the Yellow Line and later throughout Lebanon

Yair Kraus | 04.27.26

Air defenses activated in Tehran against ‘hostile targets’; Katz: Israel awaiting US green light to resume strikes

IDF uncovers Hezbollah tunnel beneath clothing store near Metula, as Lebanon reports drone strike beyond Yellow Line; Katz says Israel awaits US approval to resume strikes, warning a 'deadly' attack could topple Iran’s regime

Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari, Yossi Yehoshua | 04.23.26

אירוע הזיכרון הלאומי 'שירים לזכרם' בכנסת

Katz during state memorial: ‘Naim Qassem will pay with his head,’ vows to dismantle Hezbollah despite ceasefire

Defense minister says Israel will continue strikes in Lebanon if government fails to act; vows Hezbollah disarmament as Memorial Day ceremonies begin at Mount Herzl

Liran Tamari | 04.21.26

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו שר הביטחון ישראל כ"ץ

From 'Khan Younis model' threats to ceasefire talks: Israel’s rhetoric clashes with reality

A ceasefire revealed via a Trump post jars with Israel’s wartime rhetoric against Hezbollah; Katz called disarmament the ‘top goal,’ but any deal shifts enforcement to Lebanon, which claims the south is demilitarized despite IDF findings; Netanyahu had said ‘no ceasefire’

Nina Fox | 04.17.26

Despite Katz’s warning, Lebanese cross Litani River via repaired bridges after ceasefire

Within hours, a bridge in al-Qasmiya was repaired despite repeated strikes; residents began returning south soon after the ceasefire, defying IDF and Lebanese army warnings

Lior Ben Ari, Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.17.26

ראש הממשלה נתניהו ושר הביטחון כ״ץ בבור חיל-האוויר בקריה במהלך התקיפה בתימןב

Katz: Removing enriched nuclear material from Iran is a 'threshold condition' to end the war

Defense Minister Israel Katz says removal of enriched uranium is a precondition to ending the Iran campaign, citing US-Israel coordination; US officials say talks may resume as Hormuz tensions escalate, shipping disruptions grow

ynet | 04.14.26

Netanyahu in Lebanon: 'The war continues, there is more work to do'

PM says operations continue inside the security zone to push back infiltration, anti-tank missile fire and rocket threats, as Israel says more work remains despite major gains

Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.12.26

IDF strikes Iran’s largest petrochemical facility

Defense Minister Israel Katz says that following a previous strike on another major facility last week, 85% of Iran’s petrochemical exports and are now out of operation

ynet | 04.06.26

תיעוד מזיהוי וחיסול מחבלי חיזבאללה בדרום לבנון

Fury erupts in the north as Israel retreats on Hezbollah disarmament

Army briefing says dismantling Hezbollah is not a current war goal despite repeated pledges; officials insist it remains long-term, while northern residents accuse leaders of misleading the public

Yair Kraus | 04.03.26

כוחות חטיבה 226 בפעילות קרקעית ממוקדת בדרום לבנון

Katz says IDF will permanently control large swaths of southern Lebanon

Defense minister says Israeli troops will retain security control up to the Litani River deep inside southern Lebanon after the campaign, homes in border villages would be demolished

Elisha Ben Kimon | 03.31.26

עלי רזא תנגסירי, מפקד חיל הים של משמרות המהפכה של איראן

Katz says Israel killed Iran Revolutionary Guard navy chief amid Hormuz crisis

'Important news for our American partners': defense minister says Alireza Tangsiri, blamed for mining operations and disrupting shipping in the strategic waterway, killed in strike as tensions mount over Iran’s threats to close the strait

Yossi Yehoshua, Ron Crissy | 03.26.26