3 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jul 16
Summary
Overnight talks between Israel Katz and Pete Hegseth centered on US military operations in Iran, with both sides agreeing to keep coordinating on any further regional developments.
Hegseth briefed Katz on the Iran campaign, while Katz updated him on Israeli operations against militant groups in Syria, Gaza and Lebanon.
Three security zones — in Syria, Gaza and Lebanon — must remain under Israeli control for self-defense, Katz said, calling that stance a lesson from the October 7 attack.
Katz said Israel had not asked Washington to act along its borders and would continue protecting nearby communities from what he called jihadist threats.