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Gallant Reveals Details of the Attack on Hassan Nasrallah

This is Beirut, 07/02 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In an exclusive interview with Israeli Channel 12 on Thursday, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke for the first time about the circumstances surrounding the death of Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s former Secretary-General. Nasrallah was killed on September 27, 2024, in an Israeli airstrike targeting the group’s headquarters in ...

Israel's Former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant Resigns From Knesset

This is Beirut, 02/01 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, who was dismissed in November after spearheading the military campaign in Gaza for more than a year, announced Wednesday that he would resign from parliament. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had sacked Gallant, saying there was a "breakdown in trust" amid disagreements between the two on several ...

Turkey's Erdogan Hails 'Courageous' ICC Warrants for Israeli Leaders

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday praised the "courageous decision" of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant. "We support the arrest warrant. We consider it important that this courageous decision be carried out by all ...

Israel Opposition Slams Netanyahu for Sacking Gallant

This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Opposition leaders from across Israel's political spectrum blasted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for firing his defense minister, saying it threatened national security at a time of war. At a joint news conference in Jerusalem, they accused Netanyahu of putting his own political interests before the country's following ...

The Reasons Behind Yoav Gallant's Dismissal

Ali A. Hamadé , 2024-11-06 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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It would be naive to suggest that this moment wasn’t bound to come eventually. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was dismissed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening, a move that marks the culmination of months of mounting tensions between the two political figures. Minister Israel Katz will replace Gallant as Defense ...

Israel's Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister Gallant

This is Beirut, 2024-11-05 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza war against Hamas, his office said. "Over the past few months that trust has eroded. In light of this, I decided today to end the term of the defence minister," Netanyahu said in a statement issued ...

Blinken Reports 'Good Progress' on Lebanon Ceasefire Agreement

This is Beirut, 2024-10-31 21:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that negotiators have made "good progress" toward a deal that would bring a ceasefire in Israel's offensive in Lebanon. The top US diplomat said that Washington was "working very hard" on concluding arrangements on a deal that would include the withdrawal of Shiite militia ...

Israeli Army Creates New Division for Border with Jordan

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 21:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army Herzi Halevi have decided to create a new division aimed at "protecting Israel's eastern borders," according to a statement published on Wednesday on X by the Israeli army’s Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adraee. The objective of the move is to strengthen ...

Gallant Says ‘Painful Concessions’ Needed to Free Gaza Hostages

This is Beirut, 2024-10-27 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned Sunday that "painful concessions" would be needed to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza and that military action alone will not achieve the country's war aims. "Not all objectives can be achieved through military operations alone... to realise our moral duty to bring our ...

Blinken and Austin Warn Israel to Address Gaza Humanitarian Situation

This is Beirut, 2024-10-15 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United States Secretaries of state and defense on sunday issued a highly irregular warning to their Israeli counterparts, that failure to drastically improve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza within 30 days would have severe ramifications, potentially including the suspension of US arms sales. An Israeli diplomatic source stated that the US has ...

Gallant States Likely Death of Hashem Safieddine

This is Beirut, 2024-10-08 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, who was expected to replace Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah’s new secretary-general, was likely killed in an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs last week. “Hezbollah is an organization without a leader. Nasrallah was eliminated, and his ...

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