Posts Tagged: Benny Gantz
Israel and Greece Sign Record Defense Deal
Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defense procurement deal, which Israel said on Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries. The...
Israel Tells US Defense Chief During Visit: We Will Work Together on New Iran Deal
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reassured Israel that the relationship between the two countries was "enduring and ironclad," as American efforts to revive the...
Israeli Experts, Ex-Officials Assess Shifting Election Math, Urge Avoiding New Elections
Israeli experts and former political officials weighed in Wednesday on the still-emerging 2021 election results, expressing hope that Israel’s politicians would manage to break the...
Iron Dome System Undergoes Major Upgrade, Tested Against Multiple Drones
Israel’s famed Iron Dome missile defense system has undergone a major upgrade after a series of experiments and tests, Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems...
Israeli Defense Ministry, IDF, and Elbit Systems Reveal New ‘Iron Sting’ Laser-Guided Mortar
Israel’s Ministry of Defense, the IDF, and Israeli defense company Elbit Systems unveiled on Sunday a state-of-the-art laser-guided mortar named “Iron Sting,” N12 reported. The mortar...
Iran’s Defense Minister Threatens to Destroy Tel Aviv, Haifa If Israel Launches Attack
i24 News - Iran's Defense Minister threatened on Sunday to "raze" the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa "to the ground" if the Jewish...
Israeli Leaders Slam, Palestinians Hail, ICC Decision to Investigate Alleged War Crimes
A host of Israeli leaders weighed in on Wednesday in response to the news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to open an...
ICC Formally Opens Investigation Into ‘War Crimes’ in Palestinian Territories
i24 News - The International Criminal Court (ICC) officially opened an investigation into alleged war crimes carried out in the West Bank, eastern Jerusalem, and...
Israeli Defense Minister Reportedly Held Secret Meeting With Jordanian King
i24 News - Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz secretly met with Jordan's King Abdullah II for security talks in Jordanian territory, Hebrew media outlet Yediot...
Israel Says Initial Assessment Is Iran Behind Explosion on Israeli-Owned Ship
Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday his "initial assessment" was that Iran was responsible for an explosion on an Israeli-owned ship in the...
Gantz Responds to Hezbollah Threats, Says in Case of War ‘Lebanon Will Shake’
i24 News - Defense Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz issued a stark warning Thursday to Israel’s archenemy Hezbollah, stipulating that if a military...
IDF Chief of Staff: We Are Operating in Enemy Territory ‘Almost Every Week’
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi said Monday that Israel is operating “almost every week” in enemy territory, Israeli news site N12 reported. Speaking at a...
Israel Approves $9 Billion Purchase of Advanced Aircraft, Weapons From US
JNS.org – Israel’s Security Cabinet on Sunday approved the allocation of a $9 billion arms deal with the United States. The deal, first reported by Israel’s...
Netanyahu Reaffirms Israel Will Not Allow Iran to Acquire Nuclear Weapon Following IDF Chief of Staff’s Warning
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed on Thursday that Israel will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons following a recent statement from the IDF...
