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Gantz accuses Hezbollah, Iran of hacking UNIFIL

3 days ago
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has accused Iran and Hezbollah of trying to cyberattack the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). He claimed in a conference that the aim of the cyberattack is to "steal materials about its activities and deployment in the area, for Hezbollah’s use." “Today I can reveal recent malign activities […]
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Kuwaiti deputy PM in isolation with Covid

5 months ago
 Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, has contracted COVID-19, the Gulf state's army said on Thursday. He was self-isolating at home and working remotely, it added. Source: Reuters
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Israel accuses Gantz staffer of spying for Iran

8 months ago
Israel has charged a member of Defence Minister Benny Gantz's housekeeping staff with espionage, saying on Thursday he offered to spy on him on behalf of "a person identified with Iran", the country's arch-enemy. In a statement, the Shin Bet security service said the suspect corresponded with the unnamed person over social media. It said […]
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Gantz won't let Hezbollah get game-changer weapons

8 months ago
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has vowed that Israel will not allow advanced weaponry to reach Iran’s regional proxies, amid a recent uptick in Israeli airstrikes in Syria. “Fifteen years ago, this place burned from Hizbullah rockets,” he said at the inauguration of a new factory opened by Israeli weapons maker Rafael in the northern […]
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Abbas meets with Gantz on economy

10 months ago
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday, officials said. It was the highest-level meeting between Abbas and an Israeli minister to be made public since Israel's new government was formed in June. Gantz, who heads a centrist party, told Abbas that Israel […]
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Russians in defence talks with Turkey over Libya

2 years ago
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu will visit Turkey on Sunday for talks, the two countries’ foreign ministries said on Saturday, with media reports saying discussions would focus on Libya. Turkey supports Fayez al Serraj’s internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), whose forces have in recent weeks repelled a 14-month […]
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Lieberman quits over Netanyahu 'capitulation' to Hamas fighters

4 years ago
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced his resignation on Wednesday in protest at a Gaza ceasefire that he called a “capitulation to terror”, weakening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative coalition government. “Were I to stay in office, I would not be able to look southern residents in the eye,” Lieberman told reporters, referring to Israelis […]
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UK defense minister Fallon resigns, citing past behavior

5 years ago
British defense minister Michael Fallon resigned from his position on Wednesday saying he accepted his conduct in the past had fallen below high standards. Fallon was named in an a newspaper article earlier this week which said he had touched a radio presenter’s knee in 2002. The BBC reported on Monday that Fallon’s spokesman said […]
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