Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has appointed Israel Katz, as new Minister of Defense of Israel following the completion of role by Yoav Gallant.
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Katz was Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs until his new appointment; he expressed gratitude to PM Netanyahu, saying, “I accept this responsibility with a sense of mission and holy fear for the security of the State of Israel and its citizens.”
According to Katz: “I thank Prime Minister Netanyahu for the trust he placed in me in appointing me to the position of Minister of Defense.
I accept this responsibility with a sense of mission and holy fear for the security of the State of Israel and its citizens.
We will work together to march the security system to victory against our enemies and to achieve the goals of the war: the return of all the abductees as the most important value mission, the destruction of Hamas in Gaza, the defeat of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the containment of Iranian aggression and the return of the residents of the north and south to their homes in safety.”
