Yoav Gallant is a veteran Israeli politician, currently part of the Likud Party, and is Israel's current defense minister.
He has an extensive background in the IDF and was at one point a top candidate to become chief of staff.
Khan wanted to leave his mark. And he has. It’s a dark, bloody bruise. A stain on history.
The Israel-Hamas war led to a jump in ultra-Orthodox recruits to the IDF, with 250 enlisting in combat units such as in the Paratrooper, Givati, and Netzah Yehuda infantry brigades.
Prime Minister Netanyahu had previously claimed that reports of warnings before October 7 were false.
Why did the ICC take seven months to publicly state that Israel’s prime minister and defense minister were retroactively guilty of crimes against humanity?
Israel's ambassador urges the German government to reject the "outrageous" ICC move.
The move follows a vote in the Knesset Plenum in March of 2023, which approved the law to amend the 'disengagement law' in the northern West Bank.
The issuing of arrest warrants will not make much difference to supporters and opponents of Israel save for reinforcing people’s pre-existing opinions.
The unrest in the north and south against Hezbollah and Hamas respectively, intensified IDF investigations, and criticism towards the Chief of Staff heightened.
Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterates opposition to Israeli settlements in Gaza, clarifies no plans for re-occupation. Emphasizes need to remove Hamas for reconstruction and civilian rule.
Defense officials agreed to meet hostages' families before the war cabinet meeting, following their urgent request for updates on efforts to return all hostages.