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Meeting between Zamir and Katz had ‘good atmosphere,’ senior IDF officer says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Israel Katz meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir at the Defense Ministry, March 25, 2025. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
A senior IDF officer says the conversation this morning between Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Defense Minister Israel Katz was “businesslike” and had “a good atmosphere,” as tensions between the sides appear to cool.
“We continue forward, the security of the country above all else,” the officer says in a statement to reporters.
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