Posts Tagged: defense minister
Israel’s Defense Ministry: 16,000 Wounded in War, About Half Under 30
i24 News - The Knesset's (Israeli parliament's) Special Committee for Foreign Workers held a discussion on Sunday to examine the needs of wounded and disabled...
PM Netanyahu Says He Ordered Beeper Attack on Hezbollah
i24 News - Speaking at a cabinet meeting, the prime minister claimed responsibility for the first time for the spectacular attack on Hezbollah members in...
Defense Minister Gallant, ‘IDF Forces Are Operating in the South, in an Attack, with Great Success’
i24 News - In a recent situation assessment at the Northern Command, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reiterated Israel's unwavering commitment to an active defense policy...
Israel’s Netanyahu Sacks Defense Minister Who Opposed Judicial Overhaul
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after he said the government should delay moving forward with a highly-contested...
New Poll Details Israeli Voters’ Picks for Next Government: Netanyahu for PM, Bennett for Defense, Sa’ar for Foreign
As Israel’s March 23 elections approach, polling has tended to show a deadlock between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc of supporters and the “anti-Bibi” bloc...
Israel to Cut Gas, Fuel Supplies to Gaza in Response to Arson Terror
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman is intensifying pressure on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip by cutting off gas and fuel supplies as a response to ongoing...
Iranian President Orders Defense Ministry to Accelerate, Expand Missile Program
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ordered his Defense Ministry to "enhance and accelerate" the development of the country's missile program, in response to new US-imposed sanctions, semi-official Fars News...
Israeli Defense Minister Rails Against IDF Whistle-Blower NGO Breaking the Silence
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon railed against Breaking the Silence, an Israeli NGO based in Jersualem, in a Facebook post on Monday, after the group took part in a Haaretz conference...
Iranian Defense Minister: We Will Not Allow IAEA to Inspect Every Nuclear Site
Iran's defense minister said on Wednesday that his country would not allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit every site and facility that...
Israeli Defense Minister: Hamas Has Displayed Commitment to Ceasefire With Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon said on Tuesday morning that Hamas has been demonstrating its commitment to a continued ceasefire with Israel, according to...
Israel’s Defense Minister Ya’alon Warns: We Are ‘Not Responsible for the Lives of Iranian Scientists’
Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon issued a stern warning to Iran in an interview with Germany's Der Spiegel on Friday hinting at covert Israeli activity in...
Knesset Archives Go Digital
What did first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion say in the Knesset in 1952 on the issue of reparations from Germany? How surprised was the Knesset...
