Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has publicly stated that once the Iranian regime is defeated, the entire Middle East region will move toward open relations, with Israel at the center of this process.
On October 18, 2026, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz publicly stated that if Israel clearly assesses that Palestinian security forces are about to use weapons against Israel, Israel will take action; if the Palestinian security forces do launch an attack against Israel, Israel will retaliate. Katz also mentioned that he had revised an old plan two years ago.
According to a tweet published by @clashreport, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on October 18, 2026, that if terrorism takes root in a Palestinian city, Israel will evacuate the local residents and deal with it in the same way as in the Gaza Strip. He stressed that this would be a war of decisive defeat and would completely change the entire reality on the ground.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz publicly stated that Israel is fully prepared to strike Iran with all its might, and that the strike will include all energy targets. He noted that energy targets are crucial to rolling Iran back 40 years, returning it to darkness and the Stone Age, and that Israel will strike all of these targets.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on October 14, 2026 that Israel is detecting attempts by enemies led by Iran and its proxies to influence the outcome of Israel's elections through terrorist attacks. Katz warned that anyone who attacks Israel before or after the election will face retaliation.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a statement warning that if Hezbollah joins Iran's attacks on Israel, it will suffer devastating blows and lose more territory in southern Lebanon, while more than one million Shia residents of Lebanon will be displaced.