Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed on Tuesday that Israel was actually attacked by over 500 aerial threats this past Sunday morning when taking into account both Iran and its proxies. Until now, the IDF and other officials had spoken of between 300-350 aerial threats from Iran, including around 120 ballistic missiles, 170 drones, and … Read more
The Biden administration asked Israel to update and hold consultations with the United States before any Israeli response to a potential Iranian attack, senior American and Israeli officials said. The US intends to assist Israel in intercepting Iranian missiles and UAVs but is concerned that a sharp Israeli response will lead to a larger … Read more
The threat of an Iranian attack is viable and credible, the White House said as the American news outlet CBS reported on Friday that Iran could attack military sites within Israel with missiles and drones. America, France, Russia, and India issued travel warnings. At the same time, Israel’s Home Front Command remained silent even … Read more
The commander of the United States Army’s Central Command, General Michael Erik Kurilla, will arrive in Israel on Thursday for coordination talks on preparing for a possible attack by Iran. This visit comes in light of Israel’s alleged strike that killed Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards general Mohammad Reza Zahedi in Damascus last week, Israeli … Read more
Major-General (res.) Itzhak Brik, former commissioner of the IDF Ombudsman, discussed the possible ramifications of the strike in the heart of Damascus, which killed senior Iranian Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) member Mohammad Reza Zahedi, with Sion Cohen on 103FM early on Wednesday. “I see an unprecedentedly serious situation. First of all, the reaction … Read more
“The Americans believe that this is a war for [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] and not for the State of Israel,” Israel’s former ambassador to Washington Dr. Michael Oren explained in an interview with Radio North 104.5FM. Oren added: “This is a war for our existence of all our people. No one is demanding a … Read more
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant flew to the US to meet with American senior officials regarding the ongoing negotiations for the release of the hostages and Israel’s intention to operate in Rafah. According to Minister-without-portfolio Gadi Eisenkot, that one of the goals of the visit is to prevent an American arms embargo on Israel. In … Read more
Tensions in the government are escalating, as National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was allegedly furious with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the cabinet meeting on Sunday. During the meeting, Ben-Gvir reportedly told Netanyahu, “I don’t blame you, but you’re Gallant’s boss, so rein him in. It cannot be the case that he manages policy … Read more
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday told the Conference of Presidents at a meeting at the ministry’s headquarters in Tel Aviv that, “Our goal is simple – victory. Only victory against Hamas will allow us to achieve normalization and regional integration.” Gallant was providing a security situation assessment to 50 leaders of the top … Read more
Recent survey data shows that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has become one of the strongest figures of the Likud Party. Likud’s senior members invited its party functionaries to take part in a comprehensive internal survey that revealed Gallant leads alongside Economy Minister Nir Barkat. Gallant’s popularity among Likud members dramatically increased as a result … Read more
