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Yoav Gallant

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a reception marking the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, held at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2026, 4:55 pm
Netanyahu’s Macbeth complex: Ex-spy chief exposes a leader consumed by paranoia
Ronen Bar’s defamation suit reveals the gravity of the prime minister’s toxic rift with his security chiefs. Three years after Oct. 7, Netanyahu is still hunting for conspiracies
By Tal Schneider
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) attends a security briefing during an IDF operation in Jenin on July 3, 2023. At left is IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, and next to him is Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet is at center. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
October 8, 2026, 9:45 am
Before Oct. 7, Netanyahu was repeatedly told internal rift emboldening enemies – report
Top security officials, including Shin Bet and IDF chiefs, defense minister, said to have warned PM of danger from judicial overhaul chaos for months before Hamas onslaught, but he shrugged them off
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Former defense minister Yoav Gallant speaks with Yonit Levi and Amit Segal of Channel 12 news in an interview broadcast on February 6, 2024. (Channel 12 screen capture)
September 27, 2026, 11:11 pm
Gallant says Shin Bet received Sinwar ‘quake’ warning before Oct. 7, but misread its meaning
Ex-defense minister says message was assessed as relating to talks about Israeli held hostage in Iraq, not preparations for assault; claims he was never told of reported UAE or Egyptian warnings
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Prison guards operate in a special wing of the Damon Prison established for Israelis accused of spying for Iran, in the Druze town of Daliyat al-Karmel, northern Israel, July 1, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 22, 2026, 2:01 pm
Man caught spying on Gallant and other targets for Iran given 4.5 years behind bars
Fares Abu al-Hija, who received about $3,600 for tasks, suspected his contact was an Iranian agent but failed to investigate the matter, court says
By Noam Lehmann
Former defense minister Yoav Gallant attends the funeral of Staff Sgt. Daniel Oz at the military cemetery in Kfar Saba on November 6, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 10, 2026, 1:59 pm
Gallant pans Netanyahu’s ‘atmosphere of defeatism’ in days after Oct. 7 massacre
Former defense minister says he didn’t see PM until 3.5 hours after Hamas onslaught began; is unaware of prior warning from UAE leader, but notes that when PMs ‘don’t want people to know, they don’t know’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement on October 7, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (Screenshot/Benjamin Netanyahu via X)
September 5, 2026, 4:26 am
Report: Alerted to Hamas onslaught, Netanyahu took 2 hours to leave home, didn’t speak to IDF chief for 3
Told at 6.29 a.m. on Oct. 7 that Hamas was attacking, PM only arrived at IDF HQ at 9, according to office diary entry cited by Israeli TV; he’s acknowledged he ordered full IDF mobilization at 9.55
By ToI Staff
Senior aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (from left): Topaz Luk, Eli Feldstein and Jonatan Urich. (Flash90)
September 1, 2026, 10:10 am
‘Let them burn’: PM’s aides said to slam IDF on Oct. 7 for being slow to release photos
Reports of text messages between Netanyahu advisers Topaz Luk, Eli Feldstein and Jonatan Urich concerning leader’s image amid Hamas massacre provoke rage from bereaved families
By ToI Staff
Left to right: Defense Minister Israel Katz, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90); IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, February 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, July 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 3, 2026, 12:38 pm
Katz tries to walk back on-air removal of top general, as opposition, allies call to oust Katz
Lawmakers, former generals, settlement leaders decry defense minister’s live TV replacement of Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth; IDF said freezing senior appointments until elections
By Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Police arrest an ambulance driver in northern Israel on suspicion of espionage for Iran in June 2026. (Israel Police)
July 30, 2026, 3:17 pm
Ambulance driver charged with Iran espionage, allegedly spied on Herzog and Smotrich
Prosecutors say Amir Hisham Mohammad Titi, 34, sent his Iranian handler photos of top officials on hospital visit, also documented former defense minister Gallant’s neighborhood
By Charlie Summers
Former defense minister Yoav Gallant arrives at the Likud court for a discussion on the proposal to remove him from the party, September 29, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
June 7, 2026, 2:59 pm
Likud tribunal rejects petitions to expel ex-defense minister Yoav Gallant
Ruling party’s internal court finds no constitutional grounds for expelling veteran member, says judgment on his actions should be left to voters; Gallant: ‘Attempted political assassination’
By Ariela Karmel
A man running in front of a sign for the Venice Biennale in Italy in an undated photo. (Stefano Mazzola via Getty Images via JTA)
April 28, 2026, 9:57 am
Venice Biennale judges won’t consider Israel due to Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant
Artist and sculptor Belu-Simion Fainaru, representing Israel, says he believes ‘art thrives on openness’; Foreign Ministry: ‘Spectacle of false, anti-Israeli political indoctrination’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Former defense minister Yoav Gallant arrives for a hearing at an internal Likud tribunal in Tel Aviv to present his defense against a move to expel him from the party, September 29, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
March 12, 2026, 11:44 am
Yoav Gallant says he won’t run for office in next election, leaves future open
Former defense minister, fired by PM in November 2024 amid heated wartime disagreements that have persisted past his sacking, says ‘right now isn’t the time’ for him to run
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing strikes against Iran, on February 28, 2026. (Screen capture/X)
February 28, 2026, 11:46 am
PM: Strikes meant to end ‘existential threat’; time for Iranians to cast off yoke of tyranny
Netanyahu says campaign aims to ‘create conditions’ for Iranians to change their destiny; Lapid, opposition figures offer praise, support for action
By ToI Staff
Former defense minister Yoav Gallant speaks with Yonit Levi and Amit Segal of Channel 12 news in an interview broadcast on February 6, 2025. (Channel 12 screen capture)
February 16, 2026, 12:18 pm
Israeli charged with spying on ex-defense minister Gallant for Iran
Fares Abu al-Hija, 32, allegedly carried out missions for figure he met via social media, including stashing phones in Haifa, photographing former minister’s home in Amikam
By Charlie Summers
Assaf Shmuelevitz (2nd from left) is seen during a security assessment held by then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and other senior officers at the IDF Southern Command on October 9, 2023. (Defense Ministry)
February 7, 2026, 10:14 pm
Gallant: Netanyahu is a ‘liar’ who undermined security chiefs, has built false narrative of Oct. 7
Ex-defense minister joined by Lapid in upbraiding the PM for cherrypicked quotes, shirking accountability in his response to state comptroller’s now-frozen Oct. 7 investigation
By Sam Sokol
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