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Yoav Gallant (Hebrew: יוֹאָב גָּלַנְטְ; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician and retired military general. A member of the Knesset for Likud, he has served as Minister of Defense since 2022. Gallant is a former commander of the Southern Command in the Israel Defense Forces.
16 hours ago · Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has canceled a Wednesday visit to the Pentagon, the Pentagon said, as Israeli media reported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted first to speak with U.S ...
16 hours ago · Yoav Gallant and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III were expected to discuss Israel’s response to the Iranian missile assault on Israel last week. By Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington ...
1 day ago · 8 Oct 2024. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has cancelled plans to meet US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin as the region braces for an expected response by Israel to Iran’s missile ...
1 day ago · The Defense Ministry on Tuesday informed the Pentagon that it is postponing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s planned trip to the United States, hours before his scheduled departure, following ...
4 days ago · Yoav Gallant (born November 8, 1958, Jaffa, Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel) is Israel’s defense minister (2022– ), who, during much of the Israel-Hamas War, served as one of three decision-making members of the war cabinet, alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz.
Sep 10, 2024 · Defence minister Yoav Gallant warned Israel had reached a “strategic junction” in its war with Hamas where it must choose between the risk of a broader escalation and a hostage deal with the...
May 20, 2024 · May 20 (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said he had requested arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav...
Sep 17, 2024 · The Israeli press has widely reported that Mr. Netanyahu was weighing firing Yoav Gallant and replacing him with Gideon Saar, who leads the right-wing New Hope party.
Apr 10, 2023 · JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced on Monday night that he had reversed his decision to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, 15 days after Mr. Gallant was...
