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


Why Israel’s ICJ boycott could undermine its recent legal winning streak - analysis

Despite recent court victories, Israel’s ICJ boycott over Gaza aid hearings could muddy its global image.

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

In boost to Israel, ICC Appeals Court reverses lower court ruling

The decision sends the jurisdictional fight back to the ICC lower court to fully explore Israel's jurisdictional objections to the arrest warrants.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023

ICJ publishes order extending Israeli response to genocide claims by six months

South Africa, and other extra interventions against Israel are backfiring.

 The judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Comptroller warned Netanyahu, Gallant of border security negligence ahead of October 7

The report comes along with Englman’s new report on Tuesday, which slammed border security on the northern border during the mid-2023 period.

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

Comptroller warned PM, IDF, Gallant of border security negligence before Oct. 7

If the August 2023 warning had been heeded, Englman’s criticisms might have prevented the invasion.

 THE ARREST warrants, which the ICC issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, are ridiculous, absurd and baseless, the writer asserts.

Israel recalibrating rules of war after Hezbollah rockets, strike in Beirut - analysis

Israel Katz issued a threat to Hezbollah, as he has done many times before. This time, however, the threat was not empty.

First responders work at the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025

Israel planned Hamas ties, to recognize Gaza rule before October 7 in 'Hudna plan' - report

A COGAT-led "Hudna Plan" reportedly planned to grant Hamas de-facto rule over the Gaza Strip, while the terror group simultaneously planned the upcoming October 7 massacre.

 Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and mourners attend the funeral of al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.

Gallant: No to IDF occupation of Gaza, yes to return hostages before finishing off Hamas

The former defense minister said there was no question that returning the hostages needed to take priority over destroying Hamas.

 Yoav Gallant.

Behind the scenes at the Pentagon on the day Hezbollah's pagers exploded - interview

This is the first time a senior US official is willing to discuss the behind-the-scenes events on the day Hezbollah’s pagers exploded.

(Illustrative) A pager device and a crowd in Lebanon near a site where Hezbollah members' pager devices were attacked.

Gallant: First bring the hostages home, then we can deal with Hamas

Gallant's remarks were made at the Annual Ariel Sharon Chair Conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, which had the theme 'We do not abandon wounded soldiers on the battlefield.'

 A hostage protest tent calling for the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, seen in Jerusalem, February 18, 2025