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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.
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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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.

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‘No calm in Beirut’ as more Israeli strikes expected after Hezbollah ultimatum

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Israeli generals dismissed over failures from Hamas’ deadly attack

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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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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 Iron Beam laser anti-missile interception system is seen in action in an image released on Wednesday. Photo: Israel Defence Ministry via Reuters
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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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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.

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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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An Israeli tank manoeuvres in Gaza as seen from the Israeli side of the border on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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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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An Israeli tank manoeuvres in Gaza on August 19. Photo: EPA
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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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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.

A tattered Syrian flag at the Syrian general staff headquarters after it was hit by Israeli airstrikes on Damascus. Photo: dpa
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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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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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