Benny Gantz

JERUSALEM:?Israel’s military chief Lieutenant General Benny Gantz left for China on Sunday morning, just days ahead of a critical meeting between world powers and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme. According to the Israeli military, Gantz’s visit comes at the invitation of China’s Chief-of-Staff General Chen Bindnge, who visited Israel last August. Gantz will meet Chinese security and military officials to “discuss current security and strategic challenges, the regional security status in...Read Full Story

The IDF Chief, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz has made what appears to be a very prophetic statement, perhaps unwittingly. The IDF Chief said recently that other countries have readied their armed forces for a potential strike on Iran's nuclear sites.Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz did not specify which nations might be willing to support or take direct action against Iran. Still, his comments were one of the strongest hints yet that Israel may have the backing of other countries to strike the Islamic Republic to...Read Full Story

Tweet IDF chief Benny Gantz hoping to stave off an Iran attack sought by his bosses? (Sebastian Scheiner/AP) Israel continued its self-portrait as a government in disarray as its military chief, Benny Gantz called Iran “rational” and said he believed that nation would not build a nuclear weapon (a position fully in accord with U.S. views). The next day, Ehud Barak took pains to divorce himself from his subordinate by saying of Iran: [Barak] did not see Iran as “rational in the Western sense...Read Full Story

Army chief: IDF prepared for Iran strike IDF ready to attack Tehran’s nuclear facilities if needed, Chief of Staff Benny Gantz says; military constantly engaged in covert, high-risk operations beyond Israel’s borders, he says Should Israel decide to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, the IDF will be prepared to carry out the mission, Chief of Staff Benny Gantz told Yedioth Ahronoth in remarks published Sunday.“In principle, we are ready to act,” the army chief told the newspaper in a special...Read Full Story

Second round of fighting in Gaza is not a matter of choice for Israel; it must be initiated by Israel and must be 'swift and painful,' Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz says.Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz marked the three-year anniversary of Operation Cast Lead on Tuesday by hailing it "an excellent operation that achieved deterrence for Israel vis-a-vis Hamas." However, he warned, cracks have emerged in that deterrence over time, and a second round of fighting in the Gaza Strip...Read Full Story