The Houthi terror group has become a highly suspicious spy presence within their ranks, leading to a wide wave of arrests in Yemen that included members of their security forces, according to a Friday Maariv report, citing a Yemeni security source. The cause for the heightened suspicion of spy presence within the Houthis comes … Read more
Defense Minister Israel Katz convened a special security meeting regarding Turkey on Wednesday evening, two Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post. The meeting suggests how much importance Israeli officials ascribe to and possibly even fear the possibility that Turkey’s influence in the region will grow following the downfall of the Assad regime in Syria … Read more
Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Monday that he is imposing economic sanctions on a Hezbollah-led donation campaign for victims of the exploding pager operation in September. The initiative, aimed at supporting operatives impacted during the pager operation last September, was targeted as part of Israel’s ongoing economic crackdown on the terrorist organization. The sanctions were … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely prefer what appears to be an IDF intelligence recommendation to respond to the latest Houthi ballistic missile attack with a direct counterattack against the group over what Mossad chief David Barnea supposedly recommended – a direct attack against Iran. Netanyahu appears to favor the military intelligence approach because … Read more
Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday said that the new rulers of Syria are “pretending” to be more moderate but present an increased danger to Israel. Speaking to the committee of former national security council chief Yaakov Nagel about how they frame the future structure and budget of the IDF for the coming years … Read more
Israel warned Iran not to send forces or transfer weapons to the Syrian rebels, which could end up in Hezbollah’s possession, N12 reported on Thursday. Israeli intelligence officials have identified an unexpectedly rapid collapse of the Syrian army’s defensive lines in battles with rebels in the northeast of the country over the past 24 … Read more
Israel confirmed in an official letter sent to the Biden administration in mid-November that it has no intention of forcibly displacing Palestinians from northern Gaza or starving the civilian population there, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Walla! on Wednesday. Despite Israel’s assurances, senior Biden administration officials are deeply concerned that … Read more
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi on Thursday said that no party should attack Tehran’s nuclear facilities. Iran has already attacked Israel twice from its territory and directs attacks on Jerusalem through its proxies. In one of three news conferences and meetings he held in Iran, Grossi said, “I say this with regards to Iran… nuclear … Read more
Following the uproar that began with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of outgoing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday night, The Knesset has approved new government appointments in a rare Thursday Plenum. Israel Katz has been appointed Defense Minister, and Gideon Sa’ar as Foreign Minister. Additionally, Ze’ev Elkin’s appointment as minister was also approved … Read more
Following what could seem like a threat by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, where he implied Turkey would enter Israel like the country had done with others in the past, politicians began expressing their condemnations on the matter over social media. Foreign Minister Israel Katz slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a post … Read more
