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Katz approves new air force and navy commanders after standoff with IDF chief

Defense minister clears appointments following internal reviews tied to the Oct. 7 attack, easing a public standoff with Zamir over senior command posts

Yoav Zitun | 12.24.25

שר הביטחון ישראל כ"ץ בוועדת החוץ והביטחון

Katz walks back Gaza outpost remarks within hours after US pressure

Defense minister clarifies Nahal units would be deployed only for security reasons; government says it has no intention of establishing settlements in Gaza

Yoav Zitun, Itamar Eichner | 12.23.25

כ"ץ: "לא נזוז מלימטר מסוריה, גם בצפון עזה נקים גרעיני התיישבותו"

Defense minister vows Israel will never leave Gaza, eyes new outposts in enclave's north

Israel Katz says Israel will establish new military-agricultural outposts in northern Gaza, calling current government one of 'practical sovereignty'; Smotrich also pledges major infrastructure upgrades in settlement areas

Idan Bloemhof | 12.23.25

Israel moves to restore another settlement evacuated in 2005 disengagement

Government approves plan to allow settlers to return to Sa-Nur 20 years after its evacuation, de facto repealing 2005 disengagement in northern West Bank

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.23.25

Government approves plan to shut down Army Radio by March 2026

Cabinet unanimously backs Defense Minister Israel Katz’s proposal to close the military radio, citing harm to the IDF’s unity and neutrality, as critics warn the move undermines free expression and vow a legal fight

Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun | 12.22.25

IDF chief names pick for Navy commander amid deepening standoff with defense minister

Eyal Zamir publicly urged the swift appointment of Maj. Gen. Eyal Harel as the next commander of the Israeli Navy, spotlighting an ongoing dispute with Defense Minister Israel Katz that has delayed several senior military nominations

Yoav Zitun | 12.21.25

Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir

Katz, Zamir reach compromise on Oct. 7 probes as Air Force chief appointment hangs in balance

After public dispute over Turgeman report, defense minister and IDF chief agree to merge military probes into Oct. 7 failures, appoint defense establishment comptroller as observer and preserve top candidate for Air Force chief

Yoav Zitun | 12.10.25

Ministers celebrate in Yeruham as Bismuth hails draft-exemption law as 'smartest and fairest'

The head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee attended the Yeruham mayor’s victory party, saying the draft-exemption law ‘makes history’; despite criticism, Transportation Minister Regev backed him and, on Netanyahu’s pardon bid, said those who ‘stitched up the cases’ will face trial

Ilana Curiel | 12.08.25

Katz blocks promotion of senior IDF officer over protest activity

Defense minister says he would not advance Col. (res.) German Giltman, saying Brothers in Arms activist had encouraged refusal to serve; Giltman, former armored corps commander and ex-defense attaché in Moscow, denies wrongdoing

Yoav Zitun | 12.05.25

שר הביטחון ישראל כ"ץ ושר האוצר בצלאל סמוטריץ' בסיור משותף ביו"ש

Finance Ministry wins budget battle after IDF sought 140 billion shekels, gets 'only' 112 billion

In significant policy step that contradicts position of IDF chief Zamir, Katz decided to cut annual reserve call-up from about 60,000 to 40,000 service members

Yoav Zitun | 12.05.25

After Syria clash, Netanyahu and Katz stay silent—to avoid angering Trump?

Despite clash in southern Syria that left 6 IDF troops wounded and risked major escalation, Israel’s top leaders remain silent, possibly to avoid provoking Trump or Turkey; security officials warn: we must not retreat, especially from Mount Hermon

Itamar Eichner | 11.29.25

Washington IDF attaché nominee suspected of serious security breach amid Katz-Zamir rift

Brig. Gen. Guy Markizano was involved in a wartime security breach after his classified phone vanished and was later found broken; then-defense minister Yoav Gallant was not told

Nadav Eyal | 11.27.25

ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו ושר הביטחון ישראל כ"ץ נפגשו היום (שני) עם הרמטכ"ל, רב-אלוף אייל זמיר וחברי פורום המטה הכללי של צה"ל לסיכום מבצע "עם כלביא" נגד איראן

Netanyahu urges calm as rift deepens between Katz and IDF chief

PM holds separate meetings with defense minister and Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir amid public feud over military appointments; denies reports of Cabinet reshuffle and urges both sides to end public disputes ahead of key meeting Thursday

Itamar Eichner | 11.25.25

Netanyahu holds separate talks with Katz and IDF chief after public blow-up

PM intervenes after defense minister freezes top IDF promotions and orders new review of war investigations, prompting Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir to accuse him of political interference that harms military readiness

Itamar Eichner | 11.25.25

Netanyahu summons Katz and Zamir as public feud boils over

PM calls defense minister and army chief to clarification meeting after latest public clash over war review and freeze on senior IDF appointments, the newest in a series of disputes that has strained relations between the two since Zamir took office

Ron Crissy, Itamar Eichner | 11.24.25

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