Tag: Benny Gantz
Israeli defense minister to meet Erdogan in Turkey
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is slated to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on Thursday, according to a statement from Gantz’s office.
Gantz arrived in Turkey on Wednesday, marking the first...
Gantz offers early warning system but no weapons to Ukrainian counterpart
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov, on Monday and offered to provide the war-torn country with an alert system for early warning of Russian missile and drone attacks.
At...
Gantz: We will not sell weapons to Ukraine
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz emphasized on Tuesday that Israel will not sell weapons to Ukraine, just hours after Kyiv’s foreign minister announced that his government would formally ask Jerusalem to supply it with...
Blinken reportedly asks Gantz to review IDF rules of engagement post-Abu Akleh
Biden administration officials have asked Israel to review its military’s rules of engagement for operations in Judea and Samaria and for Jerusalem to publish the conclusions of its report into the killing of Palestinian-American Al...
Islamic Jihad receives tens of millions of dollars a year from Iran, says Israeli...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday accused Iran of providing tens of millions of dollars a year to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization.
Speaking at a joint press conference with Cypriot Defense Minister...
Lapid: Hezbollah’s aggression ‘unacceptable,’ could lead to regional escalation
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid warned on Tuesday that Hezbollah was putting Lebanon and its citizens in danger with its attacks on Israel.
Speaking during a tour of the Israeli military’s Northern Command and northern...
Ahead of Biden visit, Gantz OKs ‘confidence-building measures’ with Palestinians
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday approved a series of “confidence-building” measures between Israel and the Palestinian Authority ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s arrival in Israel on Wednesday.
The measures were approved after a...
Gantz speaks with top defense officials from Bahrain, Egypt
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke with his counterparts from Bahrain and Egypt on Monday, as well as Jordan’s King Abdullah II, according to statements from his office. During the talks, Gantz delivered holiday...
Gantz, Sa’ar announce merger of Blue and White and New Hope parties
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) and Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar (New Hope) announced on Sunday the formation of a new joint political list.
Sa’ar’s party will receive three out of the first...
Gantz: Israeli arms exports to Arab states surged after Abraham Accords
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz revealed on Wednesday that arms sales to Arab countries spiked since the signing of the Abraham Accords in the fall of 2020.
Israeli defense and military officials have held more...