Israel Katz

IDF hits Yemen's Houthis with 65 munitions in operation 'Pass the Parcel'

"We have just delivered a powerful strike on numerous terrorist targets of the Houthi terror organization in Sanaa as part of Operation 'Pass the Parcel,'" Katz wrote.

Explosions heard in Sanaa, Yemen, September 25, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toasts the Jewish New Year at the Kirya in Tel Aviv. September 22, 2025.

Defeat of the Iranian axis is 'within our means,' says Netanyahu

(L-R): Ron Dermer, Israel Katz, Gideon Sa'ar

No. 7: Ron Dermer, Israel Katz, Gideon Sa’ar: Ministers shaping gov't policy

 Galit Shohat-Ophir walks among researchers in a laboratory at the Bar-Ilan University, in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Israel expands academic support for IDF soldiers in 2025-26


The Middle East's 'week of chaos' may have lasting regional ramifications - analysis

So many important events happened in the past week over the past week that it is not clear how it will be remembered, but there may be several regional trends which are reshaped by the events.

Blasts heard in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025.

Israel at War day 707: What's going on in Gaza, Yemen?

US CENTCOM head, US Amb. to Syria meet Syrian president in Damascus • Hostage families meet Rubio • Two wounded in Jerusalem stabbing attack • Security cabinet discusses Gaza war

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, addresses delegates at the United Nations General Assembly before a vote on the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, September 12, 2025.

Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya misses son's burial in sign he may be wounded

Senior terror officials Osama Hamdan and Izat al-Rishak appear in Doha in an attempt to show that high-level leaders still hold control.

Mourners carry the bodies of the people killed by an Israeli attack in Doha during a funeral at the Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha, Qatar, September 11, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a video feed.

Turkish hackers video-call Israel Katz, leak his phone number

According to N12, since October 7 and the war in Gaza, several Israeli officials have been targeted in hacking attacks. 

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.

Netanyahu rules out Palestinian state, Israel uncertain of success of strike on Hamas leaders

Israel offers Syria channel to send aid to Gaza in closed-door meetings • Syrian authorities reportedly arrest Hezbollah cell • Hamas to return to negotiating table

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, along with other senior officals, sign a controverisal E1 "Roof Agreement" expansion plan in Maaleh Adumim.

Battle over W. Bank Palestinian work permits heats up after Jerusalem terror attack

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced canceling 750 Palestinian work permits and demolishing homes after the Jerusalem attack, drawing pushback from security chiefs.

 Palestinian workers at an Israeli checkpoint in Tulkarm, West Bank, August 21, 2022.

'A terrible day of bloodshed': Israeli officials mourn deaths of four Armored Corps soldiers

Staff-Sergeant Uri Lamed, Sergeant Gadi Cotal, aged 20, and Sergeant Amit Arye Regev from Modi'in-Maccabim-Reut, were killed in a tank explosion.

 An IDF tank amid counterterrorism operations in the Gaza Strip, May 16, 2025.

'This is a final warning': Katz threatens Hamas that Gaza will be razed if hostages not released

"Today, a mighty hurricane will strike the skies over Gaza City, and the roofs of the terror towers will tremble," Katz said.

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

In first, former police commissioner to head Israeli unit spearheading Gaza aid

Israel named retired Police Commissioner Yoram Halevy to lead COGAT, the army unit managing humanitarian aid in Gaza and coordination with the Palestinian Authority and global organizations.

Jerusalem police chief Yoram Halevi attends a recognition day for Israeli police at the Israeli parliament on February 05, 2018.

Finance, Defense ministries to establish c'mtee to expand resources for wounded IDF soldiers

A new public committee, led by senior medical experts, will oversee an expanded national response for wounded IDF soldiers, with a focus on psychological care and integration.

 "We manage to save severely wounded people who previously would not have survived." Airborne evacuation of wounded from Gaza

IDF confirms at least 12 senior Houthi terror leaders were killed in Sanaa strikes

In addition, Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened the Yemeni terror group with "all ten plagues," following the third missile launch in approximately 24 hours.

IDF published footage of the location in Sanaa where IAF conducted an airstrike, killing 12 senior Houthi figures.