Benny Gantz

Liberman: Any Iran deal ‘catastrophe,’ Netanyahu turning Israel into ‘banana republic’

He warned that any agreement with Iran “would leave all the ayatollahs in power,” making the remarks in a Saturday evening N12 interview.

Avigdor Liberman speaks at the Knesset, May 11 2026.
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 29, 2026.

Control over Strait of Hormuz is ‘lifeline’ for the regime, experts tell ‘Post’

Gadi Eisenkot is seen speaking during a conference at Tel Aviv University, earlier this month.

Gadi Eisenkot becomes Netanyahu’s strongest challenger - opinion

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attend an election event for the join list "Together" ahead of the upcoming elections, alongside their wives, Lihi Lapid and Gilat Bennett, in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 12, 2026.

'Beginning of end of worst gov't in history': Opposition heads react to Knesset dissolution bill


Benny Gantz’s long political decline is reaching its final stage - opinion

Once seen as Netanyahu’s strongest rival, Benny Gantz now faces political isolation and fading public support.

MK Benny Gantz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, earlier this year.

MK Eitan Ginzburg quits Blue and White in another blow to Gantz's party

The move marks another blow to Gantz’s party after a series of departures by lawmakers who are now members of the Yashar! party led by Gadi Eisenkot, once Gantz’s second in command.

Eitan Ginzburg: Former Mayor of Raanana & Israel’s first openly gay mayor.

Ex-minister Chili Tropper quits Blue and White, Gantz decries 'painful day'

Tropper said he was leaving the party because, within Blue and White, he could no longer "realize his worldview." 

MK Hili Tropper attends Blue and White faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2026.

Middle Israel: Will Bennett and Lapid's fourth Israeli alliance last? - opinion

The alliance that Bennett and Lapid unveiled this week is young and might well fail the way so many others have before it. But two things can already be said in its favor.

FORMER PRIME MINISTERS Naftali Bennett (left) and Yair Lapid pose during a press conference announcing a joint list named ‘Together’ to be led by Bennett, ahead of upcoming elections.

Gantz warns Bennett-Lapid alliance could harm chances of replacing government

Gantz also released a campaign video calling for a bloc representing “all of Israel,” and argued that Bennett and Lapid were focused on internal leadership battles.

Benny Gantz on June 9, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Netanyahu attacks Bennett, Lapid's joint party list announcement with inflammatory video

Members of the Netanyahu-led coalition and the opposition reacted to Bennett and Lapid's announcement that the two will form a joint list for the 2026 Knesset elections.

 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid.

Reservists Party vows to form Zionist government, discusses potential alliance with Gantz

The Reservists Party is working toward a Zionist government, with talks underway for a potential alliance with Benny Gantz’s Blue and White ahead of the 2026 elections.

Yoaz Hendel, head of the Reservists’ Party, speaks during the party’s launch event ahead of the 2026 general elections, at Kibbutz Ma'ale HaHamisha near Jerusalem, November 19, 2025.

Gravestones toppled in Romanian Jewish cemetery where Gantz's family is buried

Police were reportedly notified of the incident on Sunday morning and later said they treat such acts with the "utmost seriousness."

Tomb stones of Jewish soldiers fallen during the WWI on the side of the Romanian Army, witness the once large Jewish comunity of Iasi, on February 2, 2024 at the Jewish Cemetary in Iasi, eastern Romania.

Israel to expand summer school program after Iran war closures, education minister says

Kisch's plan expands the existing framework called the “Summer Vacation School,” which is run by the Education Ministry and provides state-subsidized summer programs after the school year ends.

Children return to school in Rishon LeZion following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, April 9, 2026.

‘No objectives being met’: Lapid, opposition slam Netanyahu for war conduct, lack of strategy

Lapid had previously expressed his full backing for Netanyahu at the beginning of the war, but wrote earlier in the day in a statement that he could no longer hold this stance.

Opposition head Yair Lapid and MK Meirav Ben-Ari deliver a joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.