Katz holds first meeting with new IDF chief Zamir

By Emanuel Fabian

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5 March 2025, 8:06 pm Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Defense Minister Israel Katz (right) and new IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (left) meet with the IDF General Staff Forum, March 5, 2025. (Ariel Hermoni/ Defense Ministry)

Defense Minister Israel Katz and new IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir met with the IDF General Staff Forum this evening.

“We must ensure the ability of the State of Israel to protect itself on its own, against any threat,” Katz says to the forum, made up of the IDF’s top generals as well as some civilian members.

“We are doing everything to bring back the hostages. In the end, Hamas can’t be in Gaza. The US president’s support is a strategic asset that must be preserved,” he adds.