Katz to Hegseth: Israel will respect ceasefire - if Iran does

Defense Minister Israel Katz said that he spoke with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying that Israel would respect the Trump and Qatar-brokered ceasefire as long as Iran also respected it:

"I spoke moments ago with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. I thanked him for President Donald Trump's bold decision to act with Israel against the Iranian nuclear threat. The Secretary praised Israel and the IDF for the historic achievements made. I emphasized that Israel will respect the ceasefire — as long as the other side does. We agreed to deepen the close U.S.-Israel security cooperation."