Israel Katz

Israel Aerospace Industries delivers 350th fighter jet wing for F-35 to Lockheed Martin

Katz hints that F-35s used against Iran in 2025 could be used again soon.

VP and Director of the Aviation Division at IAI Yaakov Berkowitz, CEO of IAI Boaz Levy, US Ambassador to Israel, Defense Minister Israel Katz,  Vice President of Operations at Lockheed Martin Nick Drzyk, and others.
View of the Judean desert, in the West Bank, February 6, 2026.

Security Cabinet approves measures expanding Israeli control in West Bank

Israeli military vehicles move along a road next to a concrete barrier close to the village of Beit Awwa near Hebron in the West Bank

As Iran distracts Trump, Netanyahu leaves Smotrich, Katz to announce West Bank changes - analysis

THE NEW "Pereh" helicopter, expected to replace the IDF's "Yas'ur" helicopters.

Defense Ministry, Elbit sign $130 million deal to outfit helicopters with Israeli tech


Netanyahu vows to ‘return Negev to Israel,’ pledges settlement growth during visit

The prime minister toured communities near Israel’s southern border with Egypt with Katz and Ben-Gvir, outlining a multi-year plan to expand settlements and crack down on crime.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits western Negev, January 7, 2026.

Netanyahu secures overwhelming Likud support, internal poll shows

When asked who is best suited to lead Likud in the next national election, 80.4% of respondents chose Netanyahu. Other senior party figures received significantly lower levels of support.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

New Jordan security fence could be done in early 2028

In November 2024, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he had won a years-long battle to get authority to build a new high-tech border fence with Jordan to block smuggling.

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

Iran plotting to assassinate Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa, IDF sources warn

The warning was issued recently against the backdrop of the opening of contacts between Israel and Syria.

Illustrative image of Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

IDF condemns incitement graffiti at Army Radio building in Jaffa

These incitement messages take place against the backdrop of a move by Defense Minister Israel Katz to try to close Army Radio by March 1.

Incitement graffiti messages sprayed on the Army Radio building in Jaffa.

IDF: Staying in West Bank refugee camps will quell lone-wolf terror

To date, the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) have succeeded in catching and stopping such efforts, but some of the rocket building efforts have progressed to later stages.

Israel security forces apprehend five terrorists planning an  imminent terror attack in the Barta'a area near Jenin, November 30, 2025.

Katz instructs IDF to prepare to resume combat in Gaza as Hamas refuses to disarm

Defense Minister Israel Katz told the IDF to prepare for renewed fighting in Gaza as talks stall and Hamas refuses to disarm.

Defense Minister Israel Katz on a tour in the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025.

WATCH: Katz urges invasion of West Bank refugee camps as Trump calls for restraint

Katz said expanded IDF control of West Bank camps reduced terror, despite US calls to curb military activity.

(From L-R) IDF Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Tamir Yadai at a meeting discussing West Bank counterterror, December 31, 2025.

IDF troops find Gaza tunnel after rain, flood-induced landslides reveal terror site, 'Post' learns

The tunnel was located approximately 800 meters from the border, near Kibbutz Kissufim, and is entirely within Israel's side of the Yellow Line.

A man walks in floodwaters at a makeshift camp housing displaced Palestinians following heavy rain in Gaza City on November 25, 2025.

Israel to allow daylight pilgrimage at Joseph’s tomb for first time in 25 years

Until now, visits have taken place almost exclusively at night, coordinated by the Israeli military and conducted under heavy security escort.

Israel to allow daytime Jewish prayer at Joseph’s Tomb for first time in 25 years