Katz welcomes his appointment as defense minister

Israel Katz welcomes his appointment as defense minister after Yoav Gallant is fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“I thank Prime Minister Netanyahu for the trust he placed in me in appointing me to the position of minister of defense,” Katz posts on X.

“I accept this responsibility with a sense of mission and a deep commitment to the security of the State of Israel and its citizens,” Katz says.

“We will work together to advance the defense establishment to victory against our enemies and to achieve the goals of the war: the return of all the hostages as the most important mission, the destruction of Hamas in Gaza, the defeat of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the curbing of Iranian aggression and the safe return of the residents of the north and south to their homes,” he says.