Netanyahu Proposes Appointing Saar as Interior Minister, Replacing Arbel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he will present a proposal to the Israeli government to appoint Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to the position of Interior Minister.

This position was initially offered to coalition chairman Ofir Katz, who declined it "in order to focus on coordinating the efforts of the right-wing bloc within the Knesset during this period."

The position of Interior Minister in Israel had remained vacant for more than a year, following the resignation of Minister Moshe Arbel, a member of the Shas party, from his post in July 2025.

Saar previously served as Interior Minister in the thirty-third government, during the period extending from March 2013 to November 2014.