Katz meets with Hegseth on sidelines of Trump visit to Israel

Defense Minister Israel Katz met with his American counterpart, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, on the sidelines of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel.

“I told him that this is a joyful day for all of us and thanked him for President Trump’s great assistance in the release of our hostages, alongside Prime Minister Netanyahu, and for the heroic fighting of IDF soldiers in putting pressure on Hamas in Gaza,” Katz says in a statement.

“I told him that every time the US and Israel act together, like in Iran and also in Gaza, we win. I emphasized that now we must act with all our might to ensure the return of all the fallen hostages home and to act to ensure that Hamas is disarmed and Gaza is demilitarized according to President Trump’s plan, to remove threats from the State of Israel,” he adds.