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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at an event in Sa-Nur in the West Bank on April 19, 2026. (Courtesy Bezalel Smotrich)
April 19, 2026, 6:35 pm
Smotrich urges PM to order the IDF to ‘prepare for the full occupation’ of Gaza
Far-right minister repeats call for rebuilding settlements in Strip; Likud minister calls reestablishment of West Bank settlement evacuated in 2005 ‘a moment of historical justice’
By Sam Sokol
People close up a shop after missiles were launched at Israel from Iran, in the northern city of Haifa, on February 28, 2026. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
February 28, 2026, 10:25 pm
Schools, most businesses stay shuttered amid Israel-US assault on Iran, regime’s missile fire
Health system suspends all non-essential services, while courts cancel all but urgent proceedings; banks, supermarkets remain open as economy minister urges public to avoid panic buying
By ToI Staff, Sam Sokol and Sharon Wrobel
Tourism Minister Haim Katz (middle) and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (first on the right) at the opening ceremony of the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) fair in Tel Aviv, Feb. 3, 2026. (Courtesy of Ronen Horesh)
February 4, 2026, 11:35 am
Israel banks on Christian pilgrims and faith-based travel to drive tourism recovery
Tourism Ministry plans a digital campaign geared to Evangelicals and pro-Israel communities; AI app for Holy Land trips launches with support of US Ambassador Mike Huckabee
By Sharon Wrobel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a special cabinet meeting in the City of David, outside Jerusalem's Old City, May 26, 2025. (Flash90)
November 25, 2025, 2:25 pm
Lack of full-time leaders hobbling ministries ditched by Haredi parties, critics say
After weeks without any minister at all, five portfolios come under management of lawmakers busy with other tasks, sparking accusations that PM is putting politics above governance
By Sam Sokol
L-R: Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Haim Katz, then serving as national security minister, visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on March 7, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
November 24, 2025, 11:21 pm
Knesset okays Katz and Levin appointments to head five ministries vacated by Haredim
Likud ministers handed posts held by Haredi parties before they bolted government months ago; Netanyahu hoping advancement of conscription bill could bring Shas back into fold
By Sam Sokol
Construction in the central town of Gedera, February 24, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90)
October 26, 2025, 5:48 pm
NIS 1.4 billion housing plan passed to boost construction, increase foreign workers
Government approves program that looks to accelerate building, strengthen local authorities, and expand the supply of affordable homes across the country
By Zev Stub
Then-Herzliya city council candidate Rafi Chaim-Kedoshim speaks at a September 2023 campaign event in the city as ministers, including Galit Distel Atbaryan (left) look on. (Screenshot used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
October 8, 2025, 5:50 pm
Cabinet ministers to celebrate Sukkot with convicted criminal turned party activist
Senior Likud members set to attend festive event sponsored by party activist Rafi Chaim-Kedoshim, who has been convicted for acts of violence, kidnapping and extortion
By Sam Sokol
Tourism Minister Haim Katz attends a Knesset Finance Committee meeting, December 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
September 14, 2025, 6:29 pm
Likud’s Haim Katz okayed as permanent housing minister to replace UTJ’s Goldknopf
Appointment may be sign that Netanyahu does not expect to solve dispute over Haredi enlistment and bring UTJ back into coalition; Katz currently helms four ministries
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian conference in Jerusalem, on July 27, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
July 28, 2025, 11:59 pm
Netanyahu temporarily filling all cabinet spots vacated by Haredim in row over draft
Hebrew media reports that Netanyahu is yet to reach a decision on how to distribute portfolios and has fielded many requests from Likud members seeking to take over the posts
By Sam Sokol
Security forces at the scene of a terror attack in Haifa, March 3, 2025. (Flash90)
March 3, 2025, 1:26 pm
Man stabbed to death in terror attack at Haifa bus terminal
4 hospitalized with moderate to severe injuries; assailant identified as Israeli citizen from Druze community, reportedly held German citizenship; family says he had mental illness
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Police at the scene where a 14-year old boy was shot and killed in Lod, central Israel, February 3, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
February 3, 2025, 5:11 pm
14-year-old boy, doctor shot dead, bringing day’s homicide toll in Arab society to 6
Tide of violence keeps rising after triple homicide in Abu Snan, fatal stabbing in Abu Ghosh, with 29 Arab Israelis killed since start of 2025
By Charlie Summers
Likud MK Haim Katz speaks at a Knesset plenary session regarding his request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution, February 17, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 23, 2025, 6:20 pm
Tourism Minister Haim Katz tapped to run all 3 of Otzma Yehudit’s former ministries
‘Even the most diligent minister in the world cannot invest effort in four ministries at the same time,’ protests Opposition Leader Yair Lapid
By Sam Sokol
Tourism Minister Haim Katz arrives for a group picture of the new government at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
January 22, 2025, 11:39 pm
Netanyahu said planning to hand over all 3 Otzma Yehudit portfolios to Haim Katz
Prime minister ‘is once again choosing petty politics that endangers lives,’ says Yesh Atid, calling to close two of the three available ministries
By Sam Sokol
Security forces and emergency personnel deploy at a site hit by rockets fired from southern Lebanon in the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, on May 5, 2024. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
May 23, 2024, 1:56 am
Government delays vote on rehabilitation plan for northern border towns
Cabinet to now vote Monday on proposal once details hashed out, with ministers and council heads criticizing plan; one minister says some money allocated to already funded projects
By ToI Staff
Tourism minister Haim Katz arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on December 10, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 23, 2024, 11:14 pm
Likud ministers promote conference on reestablishing Israeli settlements in Gaza
Katz and Zohar urge participation in Jerusalem gathering, which they will attend, assert that Israeli communities in Palestinian territory are only path to security
By ToI Staff
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