Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Netanyahu said security needs would leave Katz unable to campaign, as an internal party poll projected he would reach the 19th seat on the party's slate. FM Sa'ar and Likud Central Committee head Haim Katz were also secured. 'This doesn't look good,' one source saysShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe12:14 PM • August 11 2026 IDTLikud announced overnight into Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the party to approve three reserved slots on its Knesset slate, including one for Defense Minister Israel Katz, ahead of next week's Likud primary.CommentsIn the NewsNetanyahu to Secure Likud Seat for Defense Minister Katz, Shielding From PrimaryTrump's Iran War: Without Strategy, There Is No Path to VictoryFrom Jerusalem to Haifa: 15 Recommended Cafés Open on ShabbatReport: Trump Flew Secretly From Turkey Due to Iranian ThreatMan Hospitalized in Israel Over Suspected Ebola InfectionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of Zionism50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Who Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?