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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Katz meets with defense brass to okay ‘continued IDF offensive ops on northern front’
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
This handout photo shows Defense Minister Israel Katz meeting with top IDF officers and Defense Ministry officials on November 26, 2024. (Shira Keinan/Defense Ministry)
Defense Minister Israel Katz is currently approving “the continued IDF offensive operations on the northern front” during an assessment with the military’s top brass and other defense officials, his office says.
The meeting approving the battle plans is attended by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, head of the Operations Directorate Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk, head of the Intelligence Directorate Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder, head of the Strategy Directorate Maj. Gen. Eliezer Toledano, Defense Ministry Director General Eyal Zamir, and head of the ministry’s Political-Military Bureau Dror Shalom.
