Tag: Gadi Eizenkot
War Cabinet’s Gantz, Eizenkot propose reducing aid to Gaza
Ministers-without-Portfolio Benny Gantz and Gadi Eizenkot, who both serve in the War Cabinet, proposed that Israel limit the flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
They made the suggestion during closed-door meetings in recent...
Hamas-Israel ceasefire expected to take effect on Friday, IDF ratchets up military successes
As multiple media reports of a ceasefire taking effect on Friday surfaced on Thursday, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad continued to fire on southern Israeli cities, towns and villages throughout the day, while the...
Former IDF chief Eizenkot to sit out Israel’s 2021 election
Former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot announced on Wednesday that he has decided not to enter politics at this time.
Eizenkot was a much sought-after candidate by parties ranging from Gideon Sa’ar’s...
Israel is still doing America’s dirty work in Syria
For some observers, this past weekend’s revelations about Israeli strikes against Iranian targets in Syria was just politics as usual in the Jewish state. Some pundits treated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public acknowledgement...
Eizenkot: ‘Israel has attacked thousands of targets in Syria’
Israel has struck thousands of targets in Syria “without claiming responsibility or asking for credit,” outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot told The New York Times in an interview published this weekend.
Israel has...
Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi named as next chief of staff of Israel Defense Forces
Israel’s cabinet officially confirmed Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi—former head of military intelligence and the Northern command, and current deputy chief of staff—as Israel’s 22nd Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff.
Kochavi will replace current IDF...
Meeting of U.S.-Israel army chiefs in DC exhibits strong military cooperation
The meeting between U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford and Israeli Chief of the Israeli General Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot shows the “strong military-to-military relationship” enjoyed by the...