Israel Katz is an Israeli lawmaker and member of the Likud Party. He currently serves as the country's foreign minister after serving as energy minister for two years in a rotation deal with Eli Cohen.
Katz has served many other ministerial roles in the past, specifically as transportation minister, agriculture minister, intelligence minister, and finance minister.
He is considered a hardliner in Israeli politics regarding peace and security, supporting settlements and West Bank annexation, but has also advocated for the establishment of an autonomous Palestinian entity.
The decision was conveyed during a meeting with Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Ronen Bar.
Netanyahu called the ruling an "antisemetic step with one goal - to deter me, to deter us - from exercising our right to defend ourselves."
"We will not allow Hezbollah and its supporters to continue funding terrorism against the State of Israel," said Katz.
In an official letter sent by Israel to the Biden administration in mid-November, the Israeli government clarified that it does not intend to expel Palestinians from northern Gaza or starve them.
Katz doesn't block draft orders despite his mission to compromise with the ultra-Orthodox.
The main address for hasbara should be the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Israel Katz replaced Eli Cohen to become minister.
Katz said he intended to hold an in-depth discussion with all relevant parties in order to "promote an agreed-upon solution."
IAEA chief Grossi urges restraint on Iran nuclear site attacks, meets Iran’s leaders amid talks on cooperation, as pressure mounts from Western diplomats.
One thousand haredi IDF draft orders were sent out on Sunday, and 6,000 more are planned for the coming two months. However, the IDF is weak on arrests, leaving the real fight to the government.
The United States is now seeking an enforcement mechanism that would ensure that the only armed body in that area would be the Lebanese Army.
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