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Israeli Defence Minister Heads To US For “Critical” Talks On Gaza War

June 23, 2024 admin

Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant was headed to Washington on Sunday for “critical” talks on the Gaza war raging since October 7 and surging cross-border tensions with Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced hope for speedy progress on unfreezing US arms and ammunition deliveries from Israel’s top ally which he said had dropped…

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Israel defence exports hit record $13.1 billion in 2023

June 17, 2024 admin

Israeli Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli defence exports rose to a record $13.1 billion in 2023, a government report said on June 17, citing hundreds of contracts signed at various defence firms. Some 36% of exports came from missile, rocket and air defence systems, followed by radar and electronic warfare,…

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ICC seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes in Palestine; charges Hamas chief for Oct. 7 attack

May 20, 2024 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference. | Photo Credit: AP The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan, on May 20 announced that he will be submitting applications to seek arrest warrants against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in connection with the prevailing situation…

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Israel, U.S. defence chiefs to meet on March 26 as tensions rise over Gaza

March 26, 2024 admin

Israel Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant (right) with Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, in Tel Aviv, Israel. File | Photo Credit: AP “U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with Israel’s Minister of Defence on March 26 and discuss ways to defeat Hamas other than conducting a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of…

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Israeli defence chief says ‘military edge’ at centre of U.S. trip

March 24, 2024 admin

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday his visit to Washington this week would focus on maintaining Israel’s military superiority in the Middle East, as fighting rages in Gaza. Gallant is expected to meet his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin and other senior U.S. officials, as relations between the two allies become strained over the…

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Launched more than 100 rockets at Israeli positions: Lebanon’s Hezbollah

March 12, 2024 admin

People inspect the rubble of a house where a Hezbollah member and his family were killed in Israeli bombardment. | Photo Credit: AFP Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah said on March 12 it launched more than 100 rockets at Israeli military positions in retaliation for a strike on the country’s east that killed one person the day…

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Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens, letting desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians

October 21, 2023 admin

Trucks carrying aid wait to exit, on the Palestinian side of the border with Egypt, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on October 21 to let desperately…

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U.S. Defence Secretary Antony Blinken in Israel to meet with its leaders, see America’s security assistance

October 13, 2023 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Amman, Jordan, on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived, on October 13, at the Israeli city of Tel Aviv to meet with senior government leaders and see firsthand some of the U.S. weapons and…

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