Defense Minister Israel Katz met with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Athens on Tuesday as security ties continue to grow between the two Mediterranean countries.

Issuing a thinly veiled warning to Turkey, Katz said Israel and Greece were determined “not to allow actors seeking to undermine regional stability to establish a foothold through terrorism, aggression, or military proxies — in Syria, in Gaza, in the Aegean Sea, or in any other arena — and to realize their dangerous ambitions.”

“Those who dream of dragging the region backward, establishing control through terror, or rebuilding empires at the expense of sovereign states will encounter a resolute alliance of free, strong nations capable of defending themselves,” Katz continued, alongside his Greek counterpart.

Speaking of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the last slain hostage held in Gaza, Katz stressed that “Hamas bears the responsibility to locate him and return him to Israel for burial without any........

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