Yoav Gallant

Warsaw won’t arrest Netanyahu if he comes to Auschwitz commemoration
Poland signalled to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he won't be arrested if he attends the 80th anniversary commemoration marking the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp.Any representative of...
Israel’s new defense minister says country has defeated Hezbollah
Israel’s newly appointed minister of defense said Sunday his country has defeated Hezbollah, noting that the elimination of the Lebanese terrorist organization’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was the crowning achievement.Nasrallah...

Protests erupt in Israel after Netanyahu fires defence minister
Protests have erupted in Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired the country's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.Netanyahu said a "crisis of trust" between the two leaders led to his...

Fired Gallant reveals points of contention with Israel’s Netanyahu
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday warned of a "moral darkness" in the country after his dismissal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Gallant named three points of contention with...

Blinken urges Netanyahu to ‘capitalize on Israel’s successful action’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israel to seize the opportunities presented by the killing of Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar.In a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Israeli Defence Minister Gallant: Population must show composure
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday that the steadfastness of the Israeli civilian population was key to the successful continuation of the fight against the Iranian-backed Lebanese...

Israel’s Gallant: Hezbollah under pressure, feels pursued
The Lebanese Hezbollah militia is coming under increasing pressure from Israel's military might, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says. Gallant's office quoted him as saying that Hezbollah is now...

Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah vows retaliation for pager blasts
The Israeli Air Force launched renewed attacks on Lebanon on Thursday, as tensions run high following the waves of coordinated blasts involving Lebanese electronic devices widely attributed to Israel.At...

Israel will continue to target Hezbollah, defence minister says
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said military action targeting Lebanon's Hezbollah militia "will continue.""Hezbollah feels persecuted," Gallant was quoted as saying by his office after a briefing on...

Israel says it is shifting war focus to ‘northern front’ in new phase
Following the explosions in Lebanon, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has announced a "new phase" of the war.The focus is on the "northern front," several Israeli media outlets reported...