Posts Tagged: Benny Gantz
IDF Chief Gantz Celebrates Independence Day With Dina Aliyev
A moving moment marked the top of Tuesday morning's "Singing Independence" ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem. Chief of Staff Lt. Benny Gantz spent...
IDF Chief Gantz at Auschwitz: “Israel Ensures That a Horror Such as This Will Not Recur”
Jerusalem Post - IDF Chief of Staff Lt-Gen. Benny Gantz spoke at the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland on Sunday on...
New IDF Southern Command Chief Sworn In
Ynet - Maj.-Gen. Sami Turgeman officially took over as the head of the IDF Southern Command on Thursday, replacing Maj.-Gen. Tal Russo, who is retiring...
IDF Chief of Staff: We Will Not Return to Reality Seen in South Before Operation Pillar of Defense
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said Wednesday that Israel "would not allow the reality which existed before Operation Pillar of...
Netanyahu Names Ya’alon Israel’s New Defense Minister, Danon his Deputy
Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Likud Knesset Member Moshe Ya'alon to the post of Defense Minister, replacing Ehud Barak. "During such a crucial time for the...
Report: Israeli Warplanes Buzz Lebanese Skies
Lebanese media has reported Israeli planes buzzed the skies over Beirut early Tuesday. The aircraft reportedly flew low over several other towns in the country...
IDF Most Female-Friendly Army on Earth
The IDF is the world's most female-friendly army according to new numbers compiled by the Manpower Directorate. 34 percent of IDF soldiers are women - a...
IDF Chief of Staff Hints at Israel’s Involvement in Syria Strike
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz commented Friday for the first time on reports that Israel struck a weapons convoy in Syria last...
Israel’s Top General Awarded Legion of Merit
The United States gave Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz the Legion of Merit award on Tuesday. Gantz is currently in...
India’s Chief of the Air Staff Arrives in Israel Ahead of High Level Meetings
Israel welcomed the Chief of the Air Staff and Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Indian Armed Forces, Air Chief Marshal...
IDF Chief Benny Gantz Preps Soldiers: “When You go in Take a Look Backwards Once to Remember Why You Are Doing it” (VIDEO)
Operation Pillar of Defense has entered its 6th day, and with it continued speculation as to whether Israel will launch a ground incursion into Gaza....
IDF Calls up 16,000 Reservists in Preparation for Possible Ground Assault on Hamas
Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense in response to the onslaught of rockets from Gaza entered its third day on Friday, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prepared...
Four More Years of Middle East Noise
Back in September, when it seemed as if there was everything to play for in the forthcoming U.S. presidential election, President Barack Obama likened Israeli...
Jihadists’ Rise in Syria Complicates Options for Israel and the West
As the conflict in Syria continues to escalate, there are growing fears of an increasing radical jihadist role in the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad's...
