Posts Tagged: Benny Gantz
Gantz Tells US Counterpart: ‘We Must Act Decisively Against Iran’s Mounting Regional Aggression’
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with his US counterpart, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, in the Pentagon on Thursday to stress the...
Israeli Envoy Returns to Kyiv, Raises Flag Again at Embassy in Ukraine
Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky on Tuesday raised the country’s flag in Kyiv as the Jewish state prepares to reopen its embassy in the...
Iran Working on 1,000 Centrifuges at New Underground Site, ‘Weeks Away’ From Material for Bomb, Israel Says
Iran is seeking to finish the production and installation of 1,000 advanced IR6 centrifuges, including at a new facility being built at an underground site...
Israel Pledges to Stop Iran From Transferring ‘Advanced Capabilities’ to Regional Proxies
Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday pledged that Israel will stave off attempts by Iran to route “advanced capabilities” to its proxies in the region. “We...
Israel Asks Palestinian Authorities to Hand Over Bullet That Killed Al Jazeera Journalist for Forensic Investigation
Israel is in talks with the Palestinian Authority to receive the bullet that hit and killed Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh during a military...
Bennett Warns on Memorial Day: Regimes Funding Terrorism, Arming Attackers Will ‘Pay a Price’
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday warned that any regime that funds terrorism will pay a “price,” as more than one million Israelis honored fallen...
Temple Mount Violence Sparked by ‘Palestinian Terror Groups,’ Israel Tells UN Security Council
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan on Monday told Security Council member countries that Palestinian extremists were responsible for the recent violence around Jerusalem’s...
Israel Commences Engineering Work to Repair Holes Along West Bank Security Barrier Amid Terror Wave
Israel has started engineering work to repair holes and other breaches along dozens of miles of the West Bank security barrier in the “seam line”...
Israeli Operations in West Bank Focused on Terrorist Threats, Says Gantz, Amid Risk of ‘Escalation’
Stepped-up operations by Israeli forces in the West Bank are focused on stopping security threats, Israel's defense minister emphasized Monday, after the army made 13...
Israel Condemns ‘Shocking’ Vandalism of Joseph’s Tomb as Palestinian Rioters Torch Holy Site
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday condemned the overnight vandalism of the religious holy site of Joseph's Tomb near the West Bank city of Nablus...
Hamas Prevented Islamic Jihad From Firing Rockets at Israel to Avoid Escalation: Report
Hamas, the Islamist terrorist group that rules the Gaza Strip, recently prevented the enclave's second-largest armed faction from firing rockets at Israel in a bid...
Gantz: Condemning Russian ‘War Crimes’ Won’t Curtail Israel’s Freedom to Act in Syria
Defense Minister Benny Gantz suggested on Monday that Israel’s condemnation of Russian war crimes committed in Bucha, Ukraine, would not compromise its ability to carry...
Israel Reinforces Police With IDF Combat Soldiers, Bolsters Troops After Deadly Palestinian Attack
The Israeli army has raised its alert level and is preparing for a range of escalatory scenarios after Tuesday’s third deadly terror attack in just...
‘Wave of Murderous Arab Terrorism’: Palestinian Gunman Kills Five in Terror Attack in Bnei Brak
At least five people were killed in a shooting incident on Tuesday in Bnei Brak, a city on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, first responders...
