Messages show the aide asked pro-government activist Ziv Bernes to say Katz had prevented his removal, help stop criticism from other activists and circulate the video online; the IDF denies any outside role in the decisions

Right-wing activist Ziv Baranes was transferred from his reserve unit after making political statements in uniform, sources say. After Defense Minister Katz's office contacted the…

Katz's clarification followed a statement he made during a live Channel 14 interview on Sunday, in which he denied calling for Bluth to be removed.