"We have enough forces to deal with Gaza and we should concentrate on what is going on in the north," Gantz said, speaking in Washington at a Middle East forum where he also said Iran and its proxies were "the real issue." "The time of the north has come and...
‘You’ve got to finish the problem’: Trump supports Israel’s war
The fighting began with an attack by Hamas on southern Israel on October 7, resulting in about 1,160 deaths, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. Israel's retaliatory offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed 30,534 people, mostly women and children, according to...
Netanyahu announces wartime ’emergency government’ with Gantz
The three-member "war cabinet" would include Netanyahu, Gantz and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, according to the statement. It said Gadi Eisenkot, also a former army chief from Gantz's party, and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer will serve as observers.Protesters keep pressure on Israel PM over reform plan
The demonstrators have kept up the pressure with weekly rallies against Netanyahu, who returned to power last December at the head of a coalition with ultra-Orthodox Jewish and extreme-right parties. Although there were no figures immediately available for the number of people who demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Saturday, the...Israelis keep up protests against halted judicial reforms
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government's proposals would curtail the authority of the Supreme Court and give politicians greater powers over the selection of judges. Opponents regard them as a threat to Israeli democracy and US President Joe Biden is one of several Israeli allies to have voiced concern.
Former Israeli army chief joins new party to contest poll
Recent media reports had said that Eisenkot, chief of staff from 2015 to 2019, was being courted by political parties including Prime Minister Yair Lapid's centrist Yesh Atid.
Rare Abbas meeting with Gantz ahead of Biden visit to region
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas held talks in Ramallah to prepare for US President Joe Biden's visit to the region, Israeli officials said Friday. The rare meeting late Thursday was to "discuss security and civilian coordination ahead of the visit of US President Biden to...Israel’s Gantz speaks with Palestinian president for Ramadan
"Ramadan must be a month of peace and quiet and not a period marked by terror," Gantz told AbbasIsraeli leaders visit Jordan to seek calm ahead of Ramadan
Jordan king called on Gantz to "lift all obstacles that could prevent (Muslims) from performing prayers" at Al-Aqsa.
Jordan king meets Israeli defence minister to discuss regional security
Israel's government said talks "focused on security and policy topics", during which Gantz thanked the king for playing a "critical role in maintaining regional peace and stability". Gantz also "expressed his commitment to further developing security, economic and civilian exchanges", but the Israeli statement made no mention of the Palestinian...
Israel, Morocco sign security deal as minister visits
The Morocco deal came as Gantz made the first visit by an Israeli defence minister to the North African kingdom. Gantz said the deal "will enable Israeli exports here (to Morocco)". Israel’s defence ministry oversees all security exports, with the Jewish state offering state-of-art products ranging from attack drones to...
Palestinian president, Israeli defence minister hold rare talks
The meeting, which focused on "security policy, civilian and economic issues", came just hours after Bennett returned from Washington
US gears up to sell 18 military choppers to Israel for $3.4 billion
All 18 choppers are Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters, and will come fitted with weaponry provided by Lockheed Martin.
