Yoav Gallant

'Hero of Kibbutz Alumim': Israel reacts to news of final hostage Ran Gvili's return

Leaders across Israel paid tribute as the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili were brought home, closing the chapter of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

|ByJAMES GENN
Itzik Gvili, father of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, places his hands on the coffin containing his son's remains, January 26, 2026.
President Isaac Herzog meets with President of the United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock, ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025

In Davos, Herzog calls for ICC measures against Netanyahu, Gallant to be lifted

Speaking Tuesday in Davos after arriving for the World Economic Forum, Herzog raised the issue in a meeting with United Nations General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

New Jordan security fence could be done in early 2028

In November 2024, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he had won a years-long battle to get authority to build a new high-tech border fence with Jordan to block smuggling.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
‘WHY HAS Israel left the legal playing field primarily to its critics?’ the writer asks. Here, the International Court of Justice bench sits empty ahead of the case on Israel’s humanitarian obligations to Palestinians in Gaza, in the Hague, Netherlands in April.

Why Israel has suppressed its legal narrative on the war for two years - exclusive

LEGAL AFFAIRS: While the record is problematic, it should be noted that Israel is far from having abandoned the playing field entirely.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant for Gaza 'war crimes'

The ruling could prevent Israeli officials from traveling and comes as the government ignores legal advice to open a state inquiry.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, EVE YOUNG, JOANIE MARGULIES, KESHET NEEV
(L-R): International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel at war day 412: What happened in Gaza, Lebanon?

IDF announces fallen soldier • Netanyahu aide Eli Feldstein indicted for endangering national security

NOVEMBER 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, November 21, 2024.

Gallant, Gantz slam idea of incremental military gov’t in Gaza; Smotrich accuses them of weakness

Gallant made this statement in response to discussions about distributing food to Palestinian residents of Gaza by private companies under the IDF's security.

NOVEMBER 20, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during a press conference at Hakirya base in Tel Aviv, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to fire him from his position as a Defence Minister, on November 5, 2024.

How the IDF got PM to invade Gaza, Lebanon, but cannot convince him to stop - analysis

Netanyahu claims he was always the aggressive party, but top defense officials say the opposite until mid-2024.

NOVEMBER 19, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for the second time (illustrative)

Israel Katz confirms issuing of 7,000 IDF draft notices to haredi recruits

Katz said he intended to hold an in-depth discussion with all relevant parties in order to "promote an agreed-upon solution."

NOVEMBER 15, 2024ByKESHET NEEV
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz

Likud MK Dan IIlouz talks haredi draft, UNRWA, and the war in Gaza - interview

MK Dan Illouz challenges his party on haredi IDF draft policy and pushes for international policy shifts against UNRWA and Hamas-backed influences.

NOVEMBER 14, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
MK Dan IIlouz

Lack of manpower: IDF reservists service jumps from 25 to 136 days a year

The military is way behind in replacing dead, wounded soldiers.

NOVEMBER 14, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF soldiers from the 146th Reserves Division begin operations in southern Lebanon.

Grapevine November 13, 2024: Two-way street

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 13, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog with China’s representative on the UN security Council Ambassador Fu Cong.

Will Iran respond to Israel's attack? The answer may surprise you - opinion

The limited scope of the Israeli attack, which targeted only a few military bases and weapons storage facilities without causing widespread damage, does not necessitate an Iranian response.

NOVEMBER 13, 2024BySALEM ALKETBI
PEOPLE STAND close to the remains of a ballistic missile lying in the desert, following Iran’s attack on Israel, as seen from a drone, on October 2. Following Israel’s response to Iran’s attack, both sides can claim the achievement of their objectives and declare psychological victory, the writer n

Defense Minister Israel Katz not blocking IDF issuing 7,000 draft orders to haredim

Speculation spiked after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replaced Gallant with Katz that the attempts to draft Haredim would be halted, given Netanyahu and the haredi coalition parties' opposition.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Incoming defense minister Israel Katz attends a discussion and vote on the inclusion of MK Gideon Saar as a Minister in the government at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on September 30, 2024.