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100 days as defense chief: How has Israel Katz shaped Israel’s national security?

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense committee discussion at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on January 22, 2025 (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

Defense Minister Israel Katz has wasted no time leaving his stamp on the cabinet office, viewed as the most powerful in the government. By YONAH JEREMY BOB FEBRUARY 13, 2025 17:41 Updated: FEBRUARY 13, 2025 17:49 Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense committee discussion at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on January 22, 2025 (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Looking back at Defense Minister Israel Katz’s first 100 days, he cannot be as easily dismissed as many in the media have tried to do. Unlike some new Likud ministers who had little substantive experience or accomplishments and whose main resume was tweeting publicly for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and against all of his perceived opponents, Katz, age 70, has had serious jobs. He has been foreign minister twice

Shin Bet foils bomb attack on Jerusalem bus planned by Ramallah terror cell

Shin Bet foils bomb attack on Jerusalem bus planned by Ramallah terror cell

The terrorist cell, made up of Fatah and Hamas operatives from the Ramallah area, was arrested in November-December 2024. By AMIR BOHBOT FEBRUARY 6, 2025 13:10 Updated: FEBRUARY 6, 2025 13:35 The members of the cell. (photo credit: SHIN BET) The Shin Bet  (Israel Security Agency) and the IDF thwarted a plot by a terrorist cell that planned to carry out a suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, the two forces announced on Thursday. The terrorist cell, made up of Fatah and Hamas operatives from the Ramallah area, was arrested in November-December 2024. The Shin Bet named the members of the cells as Ahmed Jasser Ali, Mander Sheikh Kassem, Bashir Awad, Ammar Subah, and Ali Shwiki.  The Shin Bet investigation revealed that the cell planned to remotely activate an

Israeli Airstrike on Gaza School Shelter Results in Dozens of Fatalities

At least 93 people were killed in the strike, said the director of Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City

At least 93 people were killed in the strike, said the director of Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City (EPA)

An Israeli airstrike targeting a school in Gaza City, which was sheltering displaced Palestinians, has resulted in the deaths of dozens of people, according to Hamas-run authorities in the territory. The incident occurred at al-Taba’een school, which was reportedly serving as a shelter for over 1,000 individuals, including many who had recently fled from the […]