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Defense Minister Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting in the Israeli parliament on June 21, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Gantz orders Israeli defense officials to develop Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered the nation’s defense officials on Tuesday to continue work to develop a new Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism designed to supervise materials entering the Gaza Strip and ensure that Hamas...
Masked Palestinians hold their guns during the funeral of Palestinian police officer Tayseer Issa, who died overnight during a shootout with Israeli security forces in Jenin, June 10, 2021. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90

Israel to withhold $182 million from Palestinian Authority to offset terror stipends

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Israel’s Security Cabinet voted on Sunday to withhold 597 million shekels ($182 million) from the tax revenues it collects for the Palestinian Authority, in accordance with a terror finance law passed in 2018. The amount...
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Israel seizes cryptocurrency wallets used by Hamas

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Israel’s security establishment has begun to seize cryptocurrency wallets belonging to the Hamas terror organization, according to Israeli media reports. The move comes after Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed an administrative order authorizing the...
Israel's Minister of Defense Benny Gantz at Defense Headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Gantz: Mideast on verge of arms race if Iran continues path towards nukes

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned on Monday that the Middle East is on the verge of a new arms race, which could begin if “Iran continues to advance towards nuclear weapons and nuclear...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and President Reuven Rivlin award the Israel Defense Prize in a ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, July 5, 2021. Credit: Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry.

Four classified projects awarded Israel Defense Prize

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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday presented the Israel Defense Prize to the developers of four projects deemed essential to state security. The ceremony was Rivlin’s last, as he is...
Defense Minister Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting in the Israeli parliament on June 21, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90

Gantz, Liberman agree to cancel plan to shorten IDF service

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Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman agreed on Monday to cancel a plan designed to shorten military service for male and female conscripts in a number of roles, according to a...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 20, 2021. Photo by Amit Shabi/POOL.

Israel to hold formal inquest into Mount Meron disaster

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Israel’s government on Sunday ordered the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the April 29 Mount Meron tragedy, which saw 45 people killed and 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks during a press conference at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Gantz to Hezbollah: War with Israel will cause ‘immense’ damage to Lebanon

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz issued a warning to Hezbollah on Monday, saying that the damage to Lebanon in any future war with Israel would be “immense.” Speaking at an event marking Israel’s recognition of...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. June 3, 2021. Credit: Shmulik Almoni/Israel Defense Ministry.

Gantz meets with Biden officials as US lawmakers encourage Iron Dome replenishment

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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz arrived in Washington on Wednesday as part of his two-day trip to shore up support for Israel’s security and request $1 billion to help Israel replenish its Iron Dome...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2021. Credit: U.S. State Department Photo by Freddie Everett.

Gantz seeks new understanding, in quiet way, with US on Iran

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As he set off for a lightning trip to the United States on Wednesday night, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz left behind tectonic political developments in Jerusalem that will reshape the political system for years to...