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PM meets with defense minister, IDF chief at military HQ

By Nava Freiberg 26 May 2026, 2:43 pm
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Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) meets with Defense Minister Israel Katz (L) and IDF chief of staff Eyal Zamir at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on May 26, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/ GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) meets with Defense Minister Israel Katz (L) and IDF chief of staff Eyal Zamir at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on May 26, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/ GPO)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security consultation a short while ago at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, his office says in a statement.

Netanyahu left his testimony in his corruption trial early today due to “diplomatic obligations,” after instructing the IDF yesterday to intensify operations against Hezbollah and amid US-Iran talks on a potential deal to end the war.

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