Katz holds meeting with IDF chief after latter’s talks with US officials on Iran

By Emanuel Fabian

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1 February 2026, 5:14 pm

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

Defense Minister Israel Katz (left) meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir at his office in Tel Aviv, February 1, 2026. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Defense Minister Israel Katz says he is holding a meeting with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir after the latter returned from a whirlwind weekend visit to Washington, DC, for discussions with American officials on Iran.

“Following the series of meetings the IDF chief of staff recently held in the United States, the two are discussing, among other things, the regional situation assessment and the IDF’s operational readiness for any scenario,” Katz’s office says.