Tag: Yoav Gallant
Netanyahu, Gallant accuse Iran of masterminding recent ‘terror wave’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant charged the Islamic Republic of Iran on Monday evening with orchestrating the most recent surge in Palestinian terrorism, which saw three Israelis killed and...
Gallant warns Hezbollah: ‘We are ready to protect our sovereignty’
During a visit to the border with Lebanon on Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Hezbollah not to test the Jewish state, speaking amid ongoing provocations by the Iran-backed terrorist organization.
Gallant toured the...
Azerbaijan’s president hosts Israeli defense minister in Baku
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on Thursday with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku.
They discussed "various regional and global developments... avenues to further strengthen strategic ties and cooperate in the face of...
Gallant hails vital military ties in call with Moroccan counterpart
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke on Wednesday with his Moroccan counterpart Abdellatif Loudiyi about strengthening military ties between their countries.
“We discussed the defense ties critical to regional security and stability, and emphasized the...
Austin, Gallant talk Iran, Russia at meeting in Brussels
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on June 15 in Brussels “to discuss opportunities to expand military cooperation to counter regional threats,” per a U.S. Defense Department...
Gallant: Iran operating ‘floating terror bases’
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed on Monday that Iran is converting commercial vessels into armed military platforms, equipped with drones, missiles and advanced reconnaissance systems.
These "floating terror bases" were an extension of Iran's...
Gallant opens door to Jewish return to evacuated part of Samaria
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has instructed Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox, head of the IDF Central Command, to sign an order that could allow Jews to once more live in Homesh, one of the four...
Defense Minister Gallant’s mother, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 88
Fruma Gallant, the mother of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, died on May 11 at the age of 88.
Fruma, née Segal, was born in Poland and survived World War II and the Holocaust. She...
Gallant hints at prolonged conflict with Gaza terrorists
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hailed on Tuesday the killing of three Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Gaza Strip and warned of a possible protracted campaign.
“Overnight, the IDF and ISA conducted a...
Gallant: ‘Anyone who attempts to harm the citizens of Israel will be sorry’
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Palestinian terrorists on Tuesday against attacking the Jewish state, following a spate of rocket fire from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
“Anyone who attempts to harm the citizens of Israel will...