On January 29, local time on January 28, Israeli Defense Minister Katz visited a military camp on the top of Mount Hermon in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Katz told Israeli soldiers that the Israeli army will maintain a presence on the top of Mount Hermon and the Syrian-Israeli military buffer zone "indefinitely" to ensure the safety of the Golan Heights and northern Israeli residents. Katz said, "We will not allow hostile armed forces to exist in the Syrian-Israeli military buffer zone ...
On December 8th, according to Yonhap News Agency, on the 8th local time, the South Korean prosecutor's office announced the arrest of former defense minister Kim Yong-hyun and charged him with involvement in the "presidential martial law incident" on December 3rd. Former South Korean defense minister Kim Yong-hyun voluntarily went to the prosecutor's office for investigation at around 1 am local time on the 8th.
According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeok has accepted the resignation of his defense minister.
Israeli Defense Minister: Israel will "respond strongly" to Hezbollah attacks.
Market news: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired Defense Minister Gallant, and current Foreign Minister Katz has been nominated by Netanyahu as Defense Minister.
According to the Times of Israel, Israeli Defense Minister Galant has declared a state of emergency in Israel within the next 48 hours.
On July 18th, local time on the 17th, Israeli Defense Minister Galant said during a visit to Israeli reserve forces in the north of the country that the Israeli army may launch an attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon "immediately". In his speech, Galant said that Israel is "facing a crossroads in decision-making," because the situation may change rapidly, the focus of Israeli military operations may shift from Gaza to Lebanon, and the action will come quickly, unexpectedly and very intensely. Galant s...
The US State Department: Israeli Defense Minister Galant confirmed to Secretary of State Blinken on Monday that Israel wants to resolve tensions with Hezbollah in the northern region through diplomatic channels.