Yoav Gallant

Why ICC going after Smotrich is a bigger deal than going after Netanyahu - analysis

Without major changes in Israeli policy, the arrest warrant against Smotrich could be Israel's darkest legal hour, with cascading consequences the likes of which cannot be foreseen.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks during a press conference with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker (not pictured) in Vienna, Austria, May 21, 2026.

Hungary reverses decision to leave ICC, Magyar announces

A PICTURE taken along the Israel-Lebanon border shows rockets being fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel on March 3, 2026.

Border residents demand Israel eliminate Hezbollah, create buffer zone up to Litani river

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.

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


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

Israel's historic attack on Iran: A detailed breakdown of the 14-month build-up - explainer

The first direct exchange between the sides in April 2024 set the stage for the current regional war.

 INTERCEPTION of an Iranian missile attack on Israel, June 16.

Three steps ahead: How Edelstein outmaneuvered everyone and is positioned to save Israel - opinion

Perhaps, right now, we are witnessing the redemption of the man who was shot in the first act but storms back in the final act with a submachine gun, to save what’s left of Israel.

 Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein leads a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on March 10, 2025.

Leadership changes, potential new charges: What's next for the ICC and Israel? - analysis

For the time being, the ICC Prosecution and Israel have their hands full with fighting another round over whether the ICC has jurisdiction over Israelis.

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

PM reveals ousting of top officials to advance controversial haredi military service bill

"Everyone must serve: Secular, religious, and haredim," Gallant said in response.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf seen in Jerusalem, September 27, 2023

ICC governing Assembly confirms Karim Khan's leave of absence due to sexual abuse allegations

Deputy ICC Prosecutors Mame Mandiaye Niang and Nazhat Shameem Khan are due to run the office during his absence, said the Assembly.

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

ICC prosecutor issued warrants for Netanyahu to make West 'turn against Israel' - exclusive

A senior Western diplomat with firsthand knowledge of the ICC case describes Khan's motivations in issuing arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.

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

ICC chief prosecutor warned against publicizing new arrest requests for Israelis - report

Two sources told the British daily that Khan was readying to issue new requests for order against alleged Israeli suspects. 

 ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year.