Tag: Benny Gantz
Gantz orders Israeli defense officials to develop Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism
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...
Israel to withhold $182 million from Palestinian Authority to offset terror stipends
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...
Israel seizes cryptocurrency wallets used by Hamas
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...
Gantz: Mideast on verge of arms race if Iran continues path towards nukes
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...
Four classified projects awarded Israel Defense Prize
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...
Gantz, Liberman agree to cancel plan to shorten IDF service
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...
Israel to hold formal inquest into Mount Meron disaster
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...
Gantz to Hezbollah: War with Israel will cause ‘immense’ damage to Lebanon
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...
Gantz meets with Biden officials as US lawmakers encourage Iron Dome replenishment
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...
Gantz seeks new understanding, in quiet way, with US on Iran
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...