Posts Tagged: Benny Gantz
Israeli President Herzog Expresses Sorrow at Death of Jehan Sadat, Widow of Egyptian President Who Made Peace With Israel
Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed condolences on Friday upon the death of Jehan Sadat, the widow of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, who in 1979 became...
Israeli Defense Minister Gantz Offers Lebanon Humanitarian Aid Via UN
i24 News - Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz is offering to send humanitarian aid to the country's beleaguered northern neighbor, via the United Nations Interim...
Gantz: IDF Will ‘Immediately and Powerfully’ Enter Depths of Enemy Territory in Next War
i24 News - Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz used a memorial ceremony for the fallen soldiers of the 2006 Second Lebanon War to warn the...
Israel Tests ‘Breakthrough’ Airborne Laser Defense System to Take Down Drones
Israel has completed its first-ever series of tests of an airborne laser-based defense system which “successfully” intercepted and destroyed drones from the air within a...
Gantz Vows to Work With US on Preventing Nuclear Iran in Meeting With Biden Envoy
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz told interim American envoy to Israel Michael Ratney on Monday that the Jewish state will continue to work with the...
Who’s Who in Israel’s New Patchwork Coalition Government
Israel's new government, due to be sworn in on Sunday, consists of a hodgepodge of political parties that have little in common other than a...
As Gaza Truce Holds, Preventing Hamas From Re-Arming Takes Center Stage
One of the reasons that Hamas felt emboldened enough to launch a rocket assault on Jerusalem last month — an action that provoked an 11-day...
Israeli Defense Minister Gantz to Make Snap White House Visit to Talk Iran, US Military Aid
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz will make a snap visit to the US on Thursday for talks with the White House, the ministry said. Gantz is...
German, Czech, Slovakian Foreign Ministers Visit Israel to Express Support for Jewish State’s Right to Self-Defense
The foreign ministers of Germany, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia arrived in Israel on Thursday and expressed their support for Israel’s right to defend itself...
US Defense Secretary Reiterates Support for Israel’s Right to Defend Itself
i24 News – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a phone call Tuesday with his Israeli counterpart, Defense Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz,...
UN Statement Being Blocked by US Does Not Mention Gaza Rocket Attacks
i24 News – A draft statement by the United Nations Security Council currently being blocked by the United States makes no mention of the over...
Riots Intensify in Lod, Acre and Other Jewish-Arab Cities, as Rivlin Condemns ‘Brutal Assault on Shared Existence in Israel’
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz asked 30 local authority heads from Arab society to help calm the tension and escalation of violence in Arab-Jewish towns...
In U-Turn, Netanyahu Agrees to Make Gantz Justice Minister
i24 News – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that he supports the appointment of Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz for the...
Israeli Defense Minister Gantz Tells Security Establishment to Maintain Readiness, IDF Chief of Staff Tours Gaza Border Area After Weekend Rocket Fire
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday ordered all branches of the security establishment to maintain readiness for possible further escalation on the Gaza front...
