Yoav Gallant

Man indicted for surveilling senior official on suspected Iranian intelligence instruction

Authorities did not publicly identify the senior official who was allegedly targeted; Israeli media reports identified him as former defense minister Yoav Gallant. 

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
An illustrative image of an Iranian agent in the backdrop of an Iranian flag.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026

Netanyahu asked for a 'quiet holiday period,' days before October 7 - report

The channel aired additional remarks from Netanayhu as further evidence that senior officials framed the pre-October 7 period around a goal of maintaining calm and avoiding escalation.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday, May 31, 2023

No contact for hours: Behind Netanyahu, IDF's failure to stop Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre - exclusive

Enmity between the prime minister, defense minister, and the IDF chief prevented communication for hours as Hamas was murdering 1200 and kidnapping hundreds in the early hours of Oct. 7.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, ELLIOT KAUFMAN, SPECIAL TO THE JERUSALEM POST
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026

Netanyahu urged ‘cooling the arenas’ days before Oct. 7, classified summary shows

In one section, Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu instructed officials to promote a civilian arrangement with Hamas and expand the use of humanitarian tools as leverage over Hamas policy.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

Inside look at White House reaction to Netanyahu's firing of Gallant on election night - opinion

Amid US election night, White House aides reacted to Netanyahu’s firing of Israel's defense minister, highlighting strained diplomacy with Israel and frustrations over European cooperation.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024ByDAVID JABLINOWITZ
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers remarks on the 2024 election results and the upcoming presidential transition of power, at the White House, last Thursday. ‘People will call us a lame duck government, but we have to keep our eye on the ball, and we will,’ says a Biden aide regarding the Middle East.

Likud strengthens, coalition weakens: How did the public react to the firing of Gallant? - poll

Most Israelis opposed the firing of Gallant, with 57% saying they were against the move, while only 29% supported it.

NOVEMBER 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Benjamin Netanyahu, Yaov Gallant, Neftali Bennett (illustrative).

Grapevine November 8, 2024: A dirty business

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 8, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG in Ma’alot-Tarshiha.