Israel Katz is an Israeli lawmaker and member of the Likud Party. He currently serves as the country's defense minister, having previously served as this government's foreign minister and energy minister.
Katz has served many other ministerial roles in the past, specifically as transportation minister, agriculture minister, intelligence minister, and finance minister.
He is considered a hardliner in Israeli politics regarding peace and security, supporting settlements and West Bank annexation, but has also advocated for the establishment of an autonomous Palestinian entity.
"Washington now realizes that Israel can no longer remain passive," an Israeli official said.
Since Trump took office, partly due to his request, Israel has refrained from striking targets in Yemen.
The Israeli official who spoke to the Post stated that they believed that Trump’s 60-day deadline to reach an agreement would eventually be extended.
This comes after sources told The Jerusalem Post that Israel had potentially missed its chance to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.
The forum of reservists said that Hamas can only be defeated by a sweeping and intense invasion of all of Gaza, using far more firepower.
Katz denied the proposal to extend service by four months, opting to keep the current term of one year and five months.
Katz's admission follows a flurry of leaks in recent weeks that Israel would need to restore the flow of aid to Gaza soon if no new ceasefire deal is reached.
Netanyahu received a security briefing from the commanders about the IDF's operations in order to free hostages and defeat Hamas.
The IDF has completed the encirclement of Rafah in southern Gaza, establishing control over the Morag Axis to separate Rafah from Khan Younis.
The document was intercepted by Israeli soldiers during the invasion of Gaza and forwarded to the IDF intelligence Catalogue unit.
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