Posts Tagged: Benny Gantz
IDF Chief Sees High Potential for Instability on All of Israel’s Fronts (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - It's hard not to take notice of Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz's good mood. After a long, exhausting, and somewhat bitter summer, the...
Meet Israel’s Newest, Most Expensive Weapon: The INS Tanin Submarine (VIDEO)
In a commemoration aboard Israel's 4th and newest submarine, the INS Tanin ("crocodile," or "alligator"), the IDF on Sunday held a wreath-laying ceremony at the...
Ya’alon, Gantz Say Israel Will Strike Hamas Again if Necessary
Arutz Sheva - Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, who spoke on Wednesday at a press conference along with Prime Minister Binyamin...
A New Phase of Operation Protective Edge Begins: IDF Aims to Target Hamas Terror Tunnels and End Rocket Fire
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon instructed the Israel Defense Forces to begin a ground action to strike at terror tunnels...
IDF Chief: Syrian Battlefield Experience Makes Hezbollah a Greater Threat
Hezbollah's combat experience in Syria could make it a more potent threat to Israel, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff Lt. Gen....
Israeli Finance Ministry Rejects IDF Cash Injection Following Cancellation of Reservist Training
Ynet - The defense establishment was rebuffed by the Finance Ministry only a few hours after IDF Chief of Staff Lieut. Gen. Benny Gantz announced...
Israel Air Force Targets 29 Gaza Terror Sites After Dozens of Rockets Strike Israel (VIDEO)
The Israeli Air Force responded rapidly to a massive rocket assault from Gaza by targeting 29 terror sites in the territory, the Israel Defense Forces...
IDF Chief Benny Gantz Visits United States
JNS.org - Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz arrived in the U.S. on Sunday for an official visit. Gantz was...
New Negev IDF Training Complex to be Named for Ariel Sharon
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces' new training complex in the Negev will be named after late former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Chief of General...
Benny Gantz: Budget Cuts Hurt IDF Officers
Ynet - In a ceremony at the The Monument for Fallen Bedouin Soldiers, IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz addressed cuts to the defense budget, saying "I've...
Gantz: Tel Aviv Will Be Targeted in Next War
JNS.org - Israel's enemies will target Israel Defense Forces headquarters in Tel Aviv with long-range missiles to spark the next war, IDF Chief of...
IDF Chief Gantz: Flames Creeping Up on Nasrallah
JNS.org - In Lebanon, the "flames have begun to lick [Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah's robe," IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said Thursday...
Budget Cuts Force IDF to Cancel Reserve Call-Ups Until End of Year
JTA - JERUSALEM— The Israeli military canceled the call-up of reserve forces for the rest of the year following massive cuts in the defense budget. The...
IDF Chief Gantz: Any Action Could Lead to an Overall Deterioration
"A day doesn't go past in which we don't have to make decisions that could lead us to a sudden and uncontrollable deterioration," was...
