Israel Katz was appointed new Minister of Defense.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suddenly dismissed his Defense Minister Yoav Galant amid the ongoing war in Gaza and Lebanon. Everyone is surprised by this step by Netanyahu in the middle of the war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now appointed Israel Katz as the country’s new Defense Minister. Netanyahu has said he no longer trusts Yoav Galant’s management of Israel’s military operations in the war.
Israel Katz will take over as Israel’s Defense Minister in the event of war. In such a situation, a lot will depend on them. We tell you that Israel Katz had also previously served as Foreign Minister in 2019. He has been a member of the Knesset (parliament) since 1998 on behalf of Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party. Israel Katz has served on several Knesset committees, including committees covering Foreign Affairs, Defense and Justice. Over the past two decades, he has held several ministerial portfolios, including agriculture, transport, intelligence, finance and energy.
Israel Katz was born in 1955 in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon. Katz joined the Army in 1973 and left the service in 1977 to serve as a paratrooper.
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