Yoav Gallant

June 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel intercepts Hezbollah drones as Israel’s defense minister continues meetings in Washington

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant continued his multi-day trip to Washington, DC, on June 25, meeting with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Gallant praised Austin and the US for their steadfast...

June 24, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s operations in Gaza are headed for a new phase

On June 24, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with Amos Hochstein, a senior advisor to President Joe Biden, in Washington, DC, discussing what Gallant has called a transition to “phase C” of...

June 23, 2024 | |

Israel Expects U.S. Arms Shipment Hold-Up Will Be Resolved Soon

On June 23, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu predicted an imminent end to what Israel has described as a slowdown of U.S. munitions supplies to Israel. During a cabinet...

June 21, 2024 | |

UN Rapporteurs Call for Arms Embargo on Israel

Several United Nations (UN)-appointed special rapporteurs issued a statement on June 20 calling on weapons manufacturers to immediately halt arms transfers to Israel. The group —...

June 20, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 20, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Publishes Reconnaissance Drone Video of Sites in Northern Israel, Says More Videos Forthcoming | IDF Chief of Staff: Military Is at ‘A Very High Level of Readiness’ | Hassan...

June 19, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah publishes drone footage of Israel as Nasrallah issues new warnings

Israeli-Hezbollah tensions increased on June 18 and June 19 as Hezbollah heightened its rhetoric warning of war. Israeli defense officials traveled to northern Israel for an assessment and key discussions...

June 17, 2024 | |

U.S. Envoy Arrives in Israel Amid Growing Focus on Hezbollah Escalation

White House special envoy to the Middle East Amos Hochstein arrived in Israel on June 17 amid skepticism in the Israeli media that he would be able to rein in the growing threat...

June 14, 2024 | |

Israel Rebuffs French Role in Lebanon

Israel rebuffed a French proposal on June 14 to revive U.S.-backed efforts to dampen spiraling tensions with Hezbollah. A surge in rocket, guided-missile, and loitering-munition...

June 11, 2024 | |

Knesset Advances Contested Conscription Law

Israel’s parliament approved moving ahead on a contested conscription law on June 11. In a vote of 63 lawmakers in favor and 57 opposed, the Knesset plenum approved applying continuity...

June 5, 2024 | |

Study Finds Food Aid to Gaza Exceeds International Standards

Results from a scientific study published on June 2 indicate that food shipments to Gaza are enough to feed the enclave’s entire population of approximately 2.4 million. The study,...

June 5, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Amidst Gaza tensions, Israel signs F-35 deal with US for 25 more warplanes

"At [a] time when some of our adversaries aim to undermine our ties with our greatest ally, we only further strengthen our alliance,” Israel’s Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said of signing the $3 billion deal.

June 5, 2024 | |

U.S. House of Representatives Votes for Sanctions Against International Criminal Court

The U.S. House of Representatives voted by a comfortable majority on June 4 to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) following its prosecutor’s decision to...

June 5, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah is filling void left by Hamas, and gauging Israel’s reaction

Hezbollah is a powerful group and also a proxy of Iran. It has a lot of things to consider in Lebanon.

June 5, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF uncovers long tunnel in Rafah as Hezbollah attacks in north

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on June 5 flew in an F-15 warplane over Gaza and northern Israel, surveying the multi-front conflict and threats faced by Israel. The flight took place the...

June 4, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Bureij and Gaza’s central camps are still Hamas bastions

The central camps is clearly a major challenge and will continue to be a base of threats in the future.

June 3, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 3, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Israel Hit with 325 Hezbollah Attacks in May, Including With Burkan Missiles | Defense Minister Gallant: We Will Not Accept Hamas as Ruling Power in Gaza After War | IDF Holds Exercise...

May 26, 2024 | |

Egypt Resumes Aid to Gaza by Rerouting Trucks to Israel’s Kerem Shalom Crossing

Egypt resumed transferring aid into Gaza by rerouting trucks to Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing on May 26, nearly three weeks after Egypt closed its Rafah crossing into Gaza. Approximately...

May 23, 2024 | |

U.S. Lawmakers Slam ICC Prosecutor’s Bid for Unjust Arrest Warrants Targeting Netanyahu, Gallant

The leadership and numerous members of the U.S. Congress from both parties denounced International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan’s May 20 announcement seeking arrest...

May 21, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Complexity of delivering aid continues in Gaza

As the Israel Defense Forces press forward in southern, central and northern Gaza, the issue of humanitarian aid remains front and center not just for the Israeli defense establishment but for other countries...

May 20, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Defund ICC’s ‘kangaroo court’ as it wages anti-Israel lawfare

The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court on Monday exposed itself as a deeply antisemitic and politicized institution that ignores facts and jurisdiction to conduct lawfare against democracies...