Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) stands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near the Salem military post in the occupied West Bank, July 4, 2023. (Credit: Shir Torem/AFP)
For over a year, his face has been widely associated with Israel's military campaign in Lebanon, which intensified considerably on Sept. 23. Already on Oct. 11, 2023, four days after the triple incursion by Hamas, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant requested authorization to attack Lebanon to overcome the threat from Hezbollah, which had opened a "support front" in Gaza. Since then, he has made a series of war-mongering declarations, warning last September, as Tel Aviv stepped up its military operations in Lebanon: "We must continue until we achieve our goal: To ensure the safe return of the residents of northern Israel to their homes."The war in Lebanon has allowed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to regain popularity, partly diverting attention from critics who accuse him of abandoning hostages to Hamas in Gaza, but that...
For over a year, his face has been widely associated with Israel's military campaign in Lebanon, which intensified considerably on Sept. 23. Already on Oct. 11, 2023, four days after the triple incursion by Hamas, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant requested authorization to attack Lebanon to overcome the threat from Hezbollah, which had opened a "support front" in Gaza. Since then, he has made a series of war-mongering declarations, warning last September, as Tel Aviv stepped up its military operations in Lebanon: "We must continue until we achieve our goal: To ensure the safe return of the residents of northern Israel to their homes."The war in Lebanon has allowed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to regain popularity, partly diverting attention from critics who accuse him of abandoning hostages to Hamas in Gaza, but that...