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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Katz speaks to Hegseth, says Israel will uphold ceasefire with Iran
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and tells him that “Israel will respect the ceasefire — as long as the other side does.”
Writing on X several hours after US President Donald Trump laid into Israel for violating the nascent ceasefire with Iran, Katz says he thanked his American counterpart for Trump’s “bold decision to act with Israel against the Iranian nuclear threat.”
According to Katz, Hegseth “praised Israel and the IDF for the historic achievements made.”
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