This is Beirut, 13/11 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel Hezbollah Lebanon Israel Katz
Israel's new Defense minister told senior military commanders Wednesday there would be no easing-up in the war against Hezbollah as he toured the northern border with Lebanon. "We will make no ceasefires, we will not take our foot off the pedal, and we will not allow any arrangement that does not include the achievement of our war objectives," ...
This is Beirut, 11/11 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli leaders sent mixed signals on the possibility of a ceasefire with Lebanon on Monday, with Defense Minister Israel Katz seeming to contradict comments by Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. Saar, who replaced Katz at the foreign ministry this week, told journalists there had been progress towards a ceasefire in Lebanon, where war has raged for ...
This is Beirut, 07/11 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
France Jean-Noël Barrot Israel Katz
Israeli police entered the French-owned Eleona church compound in Jerusalem, on Thursday, briefly detaining two gendarmes and prompting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot to abandon a scheduled visit, an AFP journalist reported. "I will not enter the Eleona Domain today, because Israeli security forces entered with weapons, without ...
Ali A. Hamadé , 06/11 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Yoav Gallant Israel Katz Hamas USA
It would be naive to suggest that this moment wasn’t bound to come eventually. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was dismissed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening, a move that marks the culmination of months of mounting tensions between the two political figures. Minister Israel Katz will replace Gallant as Defense ...