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Also known as Yoav Galant, Joav Galant, Yo'av Galant

Israeli politician and former military officer (born 1958)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1992-11-14
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Quotes

  • I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly.
  • [Israel] will topple Hamas rule in Gaza. We will eliminate its military capability. We will make sure this threat doesn't exist on our border. It will take time, and it will be lethal, powerful and forever.
  • I make it now clear: At the end of the war, Hamas will not control Gaza, there will be no civilian Israeli control in the Gaza Strip, and Tzahal will retain full military freedom of action.

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Key facts

2015 2019
Minister of Construction
2019 2020
Minister of Aliyah & Integration
2020 2021
Minister of Education
2022 2024
Minister of Defense
2019 2025
Likud
Born
( 1958-11-08 ) 8 November 1958 (age 67) , Jaffa , Israel
Allegiance
Israel
Branch service
Israeli Navy
Years of service
1977–1982, 1984–2012
Rank
Major general
Commands
Southern Command
Battles wars
2006 Lebanon War Gaza War (2008–2009)

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Encyclopedic overview

Yoav Gallant (Hebrew: יוֹאָב גָּלַנְט‎; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician and former military officer who served as minister of defense between 2022 and 2024. Gallant was an officer in the Southern Command of the Israel Defense Forces, serving in the Israeli Navy. In January 2015, he entered politics, joining the new Kulanu party. After being elected to the Knesset he was appointed minister of construction. At the end of 2018 he joined Likud, shortly after which he became minister of Aliyah and Integration. In 2020 he was appointed minister of education, and the following year became minister of defense. On 5 November 2024, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had dismissed Gallant, effective 7 November, and sought to have Israel Katz replace him. Gallant subsequently resigned from the Knesset on 5 January 2025.

On 21 November 2024 the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Gallant along with Netanyahu and three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Gaza war.

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