Kiryat Gat is a city in Israel's Southern District, located in the northern Negev region. Known as an industrial center, notably hosting an Intel semiconductor plant. Recently, it has served as the base for an international Gaza coordination center, drawing diplomatic activity and expulsions, and was struck by an Iranian missile. Last updated 4 days ago
Israel is weighing whether to expel representatives from countries that declared a boycott of Judea and Samaria settlements, including Britain and France. Foreign officers at the Kiryat Gat headquarters await a statement from Foreign Minister Sa'ar in about two hours.
British government spokesperson, on reports Israel may remove UK representatives from the military-civilian coordination center in Kiryat Gat: "Britain is committed to implementing the 20-point plan in Gaza. Abandoning the UK or other partners would harm these joint efforts."
Despite offices of the PM and Defense Minister stating there is "no instruction to open Erez crossing for goods," the IDF has spent recent days preparing to open it on September 1, under heavy American pressure and with National Security Co...
Despite offices of the PM and Defense Minister stating there is "no instruction to open Erez crossing for goods," the IDF has spent recent days preparing to open it on September 1, under heavy American pressure and with National Security Council approval.
Southern Command and the Defense Ministry built roads and renovated the crossing under U.S. CMCC supervision in Kiryat Gat. Germany's Undersecretary of Defense inaugurated a new scanning facility at Erez last Friday, purchased by Berlin.
Israel Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has ordered Dutch representatives expelled from the international support center for Gaza in Kiryat Gat, following anti-Israel measures by the Dutch government including a ban on trade in Israeli goods from Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights.
Senior officers from Uganda and Burundi arrived this morning at the U.S. command center in Kiryat Gat, part of advanced talks to send hundreds of troops to Gaza under the multinational stabilization force (ISF).
Washington is pressing Israel to begin the next Gaza phase and is recruiting more countries. Morocco was chosen to train the force, alongside Kosovo, Albania and Kazakhstan. Indonesia is out for now.
Despite the PM's announcement this morning, the security establishment has received no order to freeze the next phase in Gaza. On August 30, work begins on the first base of the multinational force in Rafah, an official at the U.S. headquarters in Kiryat Gat told Kann. Airstrikes in Gaza have nearly stopped over the past week on the political level's directive.
Morocco will train soldiers of the International Stabilization Force (ISF), the body expected to operate in the Gaza Strip under President Trump's peace plan. Representatives from the ISF headquarters in Kiryat Gat are in Rabat this week to plan the foundational training program.
I have instructed to expel the Spanish representatives from the coordination center in Kiryat Gat, after Spain repeatedly chose to stand against Israel. Those who attack the State of Israel instead of the terrorist regimes, ...
PM Netanyahu:
I have instructed to expel the Spanish representatives from the coordination center in Kiryat Gat, after Spain repeatedly chose to stand against Israel. Those who attack the State of Israel instead of the terrorist regimes, those who do so, will not be our partners regarding the future of the region. I am not willing to tolerate this hypocrisy and this hostility. I do not intend to allow any country to wage a political war against us without paying an immediate price."
