Yoav Gallant

'We serve humanity, deliver justice': ICC judges, UN officials decry US sanctions

“We serve humanity. We are delivering justice for the most vulnerable victims around the world, for millions and millions of women and children who have no voice," one judge told the Guardian.

Attendees in the plenary room during the 24th Session of the Assembly of States Parties at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands December 4, 2025.
 An illustrative image of an Iranian agent in the backdrop of an Iranian flag.

Man indicted for surveilling senior official on suspected Iranian intelligence instruction

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

 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


Yoav Gallant accuses ex-IDF legal chief of lying about Sde Teiman leak probe

Former IDF top attorney Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi lied to then-defense minister Yoav Gallant about the probe into a video leaked from the Sde Teiman military base.

 Yoav Gallant.

Israeli spy for Iran, Moti Maman, petitions court after moshav rejects his residency

Mordechai “Moti” Maman, currently serving ten years in prison for spying for Iran, has been trying to register as a resident of northern Israel moshav Bustan Hagalil.

 Moti Maman, 73, accused of visit Iran twice and being in contact with Iranian intelligence, arrives for a court hearing at the court in Beersheba, September 19, 2024.

If war is over, what happens with ICC, ICJ cases against Israel? - analysis

With a war-ending deal on the table, the future of the ICC and ICJ proceedings against Netanyahu and Gallant is uncertain.

THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court building in The Hague: The ICC has no viable plan to bring to justice the Hamas leaders who conceived the mega-atrocity in Israel, or the terrorist organization’s supporters who slaughtered 1,200 civilians and seized 251 people as hostages on October 7, 2023

Netanyahu: ICC prosecutor used Israel warrants to dodge sexual assault scandal

Netanyahu accused ICC prosecutor Karim Khan of issuing false arrest warrants and thanked the US for sanctioning the court over its actions.

(Illustrative) ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is under investigation after two seperate complaints of rape and sexual assault by former staff.

Chief ICC prosecutor faces additional sexual misconduct accusation - report

A former intern says Khan made repeated unwanted advances in 2009, as a UN watchdog reportedly investigates multiple misconduct claims against the ICC prosecutor.

(Illustrative) ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan over a back drop of the ICC.

IDF Public Defender disapproves of Comptroller's Office October 7 probe

IDF public defender remains steadfast in assertion that State Comptroller's Office should stay within its jurisdiction and not be allowed to carry out investigation.

 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman (illustrative)

Israel probably missed chance to flip narrative at ICC, but still has chance at ICJ - analysis

The volatile mix of politics and law is always a piece of international court cases, but when cases are on the fence, the impact of that mix looms larger.

 Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the ICC headquarters (illustrative).

State Comptroller set to meet with Netanyahu, Gallant, former military chiefs for probes

“The October 7 massacre was the worst failure in Israel’s history - and all of the different official leadership capacities share in that responsibility and blame,” said Englman.

An illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then-defense minister Yoav Gallant and State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman.

Khamenei responds to Gallant's open letter, calling it a 'full-scale psychological operation'

The statement described the letter as “a conflict whose primary battlefield is not border zones, but public perception and the realm of awareness.”

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2025.

You’ve been warned: Gallant threatens to attack Iran ‘again and again’ if nuclear program resumes

“With every passing month, the gap grows. Our knowledge deepens. Our target sets expand. Your options narrow,” Gallant wrote.

 Former defense minister Yoav Gallant and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over a backdrop of Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center