Yoav Gallant | |
|---|---|
 Gallant in 2023 | |
| Ministerial portfolios | |
| 2015–2019 | Construction |
| 2019–2020 | Aliyah and Integration |
| 2020–2021 | Education |
| 2022–2024 | Defense |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2015–2019 | Kulanu |
| 2019– | Likud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1958 Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Branch/service | Israeli Navy |
| Years of service | 1977–1982, 1984–2012 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | Southern Command |
| Battles/wars | |
Yoav Gallant (Hebrew: יוֹאָב גָּלַנְטְ; 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 fired Gallant, effective 7 November, and sought to have Israel Katz replace him.[1] On 21 November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Gallant along with Netanyahu and Hamas leader Mohammed Deif for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Israel–Hamas war.[2]
- ^ "Netanyahu fires Gallant amid US elections as Israel braces for Iran attack". The Jerusalem Post. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Roth, Andrew; Borger, Julian (21 November 2021). "ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2024.