Yisrael Katz
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Katz and Kuleba "exchanged views" on the threats posed by Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
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Israel-Gaza War, Northern Front
Following a broadcast of a drone showing many sensitive security areas in Hezbollah, Foreign Minister Katz warned that "We are very close to the moment of decision to change the rules of engagement with Hezbollah and Lebanon."
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Israel-Gaza War, Palestinian Authority
The campaign, which currently includes digital ads with hundreds of thousands of views, will soon also include official interviews for the media explaining the folly of the move.
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Israel-Gaza War, Iran
The Foreign Minister responded on X to the Iranian Supreme Leader's boast that Israel is "coming to an end."
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Israel-Gaza War, Norway, Ireland
FM Katz: "Israel will not restrain itself in the face of those who undermine its sovereignty and endanger its security."
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Israel-Gaza War
The Foreign Minister posted this response on X/Twitter to the revelation that accusations of IDF soldiers raping Palestinians proved themselves to be false according to a Hamas investigation.
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Israel-Gaza War, Humanitarian Aid
In a tweet posted on X/Twitter, Foreign Minister Katz said that Israel provides extensive humanitarian aid, Minister Fontelles should stop attacking Israel and recognize its right to self-defense against Hamas.
![UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/04/00740140-da52-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h3466_w5200.jpg)
UN, UNRWA
A UN report confirmed multiple acts of rape and sexual abuse by Hamas on October 7.
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Israel-Gaza War, Brazil
After being declared persona non grata in Israel for comparing the war in Gaza to the Holocaust, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced that his ambassador would be recalled and Israel's ambassador reprimanded.
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Israel-Gaza War, Brazil
After the Brazilian President compared the war in Gaza to Hitler's genocide of the Jews, Foreign Minister Katz announced that the Brazilian ambassador would be summoned to be reprimanded.
![Israel Bans UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories From Entering the Country](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/12/3a6b2030-c9a5-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h212_w200.png)
Israel-Gaza War, UN
The ban on Francesca Albanese, imposed by the Foreign Ministry and the Interior Ministry, comes after her comments on October 7 as being due to oppression, not antisemitism.
![Javier Milei Lands in Israel, Declares Embassy Will Move to Jerusalem](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/06/fd1b8730-c4f7-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h3029_w5176.jpg)
Israel-Argentina Relations, Jerusalem
The Argentinian President, a sworn friend of Israel, declared that he was moving his country's embassy to Jerusalem.
![FM Katz: We Will Submit Evidence on UNRWA Terror Ties to Independent UN Investigation](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/05/99973510-c452-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h3585_w5378.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, UNRWA
The Foreign Minister posted this announcement on X/Twitter after UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced an independent investigation into alleged UNRWA terror ties.
![Foreign Ministry: World Food Programme Main Candidate to Replace UNRWA](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/05/a6c996c0-c424-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h3209_w4814.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, UNRWA, Humanitarian Aid
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has drawn up a list of potential candidates to replace the functioned previously served by UNRWA, after employees of the latter were found to have participated in October 7.
![Foreign Minister Katz Commits to "Disengage" UNRWA from Gaza](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/04/2d5a42d0-c389-11ee-aa6e-77968757f996__h4480_w6720.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, UNRWA
In posts published on his X/Twitter account in both English and Hebrew, Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz said that UNRWA is "part of the problem and not part of the solution."
!["Supporters of terrorism are not welcome here." Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/29/a075ccd0-beca-11ee-adaf-d9320ff81fe5__h6720_w4480.jpg)
UNRWA, Terrorism
In a post he published on X/Twitter, Minister Katz said that UNRWA Chief Phillipe Lazzarini should resign over the revelations of UNRWA employee involvement in October 7 and that "supporters of terrorism are not welcome here."
![Attacked for his statement, and for his clarification. MK Mansour Abbas.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/03/179958c0-91c3-11ee-bc33-7941d28036f3__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Mansour Abbas
Having previously argued that Palestinian terrorist groups need to lay down their arms to allow the formation of a Palestinian state, Abbas clarified his statement after fierce criticism.
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Israel-Gaza War, War Cabinet
The debate over introducing fuel into the Strip devolved into a shouting match between ministers Ben Gvir and Eisenkot.
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Israel-Gaza War, Palestinian Authority
In a tweet, the Energy Minister announced that the amount the PA sends to the Gaza Strip would be deducted from funds Israel transfers.
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Israel-Gaza War
Energy Minister Yisrael Katz said that they would do anything creatively to free them.