🔶 Israel’s defense minister: We are building a safer and better Middle East with the United States Yisrael Katz, Israel’s defense minister, congratulated the United States on the upcoming anniversary of Independence Day on Saturday, July 4, in a message, and called the alliance between Israel and the United States “irreplaceable.” Katz wrote on X: “The unbreakable alliance and partnership between Israel and the United States has never been as powerful as it is today. Together, we are building a safer and better Middle East, while at the same time defending freedom and defeating the forces of terrorism.” He also called Donald Trump, the U.S. president, “one of the greatest friends” Israel has had so far, and added: “Under his leadership, the strategic partnership between the two countries has reached levels unprecedented.”