New Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz called victory over Israel’s enemies his goals in office, he wrote about this in his post on X.
“We will work together to lead the security system to victory over our enemies and achieve the objectives of the war: the return of all abductees as the most important mission, the destruction of Hamas in Gaza, the defeat of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the deterrence of Iranian aggression and the safe return of the inhabitants of the north and south to their homes” – said.
Katz has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2019. He was born in 1955 in Ashkelon and graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1998 he became a member of the Israeli Parliament. Member of the Prime Minister’s Party Benjamin Netanyahu “Likud.” In government since 2003, he was Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Transport and in different periods he was Minister of Intelligence, Energy and Finance.
Netanyahu fired former defense minister Yoava Galantajustifying his decision by loss of trust. According to him, Galant made decisions and statements that were not consistent with the government’s position, and Israel’s enemies benefited from these disagreements.
“In the first months of the war there was confidence and very fruitful work was being done; In recent months this trust between the Minister of Defense and I has been shaken.” – Netanyahu said.
After his dismissal, the former minister wrote in X that the security of Israel has always been and will be the “meaning” of his life. Before joining parliament and government, he served in the military for almost 40 years and became head of the Ministry of Defense in late 2022.
Three months later, Netanyahu decided to fire Galant because the head of the military department criticized the judicial reform carried out by the prime minister. However, Netanyahu changed his mind and kept Galant in his position, saying he wanted to put his disputes with him “behind.”
The United States is surprised by Netanyahu’s decision to fire Galant, an Axios journalist reported. Barak Ravid on social network X with a link to the source. A representative of the White House National Security Council, in a comment to Ravid, said that Galant “has been an important partner on all matters related to the defense of Israel,” and that the United States will continue to work together with the upcoming defense of the country. minister, clarifies RBC.
