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After trading barbs, Katz said meeting IDF chief Halevi

9 January 2025, 9:59 am 1 Edit
(L) Israel Katz speaks at the Foreign Office in Budapest, Hungary, on June 17, 2024. (Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) and (R) IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi attends a state ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 on October 27, 2024 (Chaim Goldberg FLASH90)
(L) Israel Katz speaks at the Foreign Office in Budapest, Hungary, on June 17, 2024. (Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) and (R) IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi attends a state ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 on October 27, 2024 (Chaim Goldberg FLASH90)

After yesterday’s public spat, Defense Minister Israel Katz is meeting with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, Army Radio reports.

The one-on-one meeting comes after Katz ordered Halevi to “fully cooperate” with an investigation carried out by the state comptroller into the October 7, 2023, onslaught, and the IDF hit back saying it was already doing so and that the issues shouldn’t be resolved via the media.

Earlier, former IDF spokesman Avi Benayahu told Army Radio that Halevi had been trying to meet with Katz for over a week without success.

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