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Israeli prime minister delays trip to London • Defense minister reportedly will call for a halt to the judicial reform initiative.
The prime minister’s visit to the induction ceremony comes amid soldiers refusing to serve over judicial reforms.
If judicial reform continues to be pushed forward in the Knesset, it will likely exacerbate the problem, General Staff officers say.
The device that wounded a man in northern Israel was planted by a terrorist who infiltrated from Lebanon.
From left: Israel Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi visit the IAF control center, Jan. 25, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.
Top Israeli officials hold urgent meetings on unspecified ‘security incidents’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will cut short his trip to Berlin following an unexplained bombing in northern Israel earlier in the week.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with top officials in Israel, including Netanyahu.
The Israeli defense minister’s comments come after reserve fighter pilots announced a boycott of mandatory training exercises in protest against the government’s judicial reform plans.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (center) speaks with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after a vote at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Feb. 15, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israeli defense minister refuses Ben-Gvir phone call
National security minister raising questions about administrative detention of Jewish suspects in Huwara riot.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also expressed concern over Iran’s continued nuclear progress, after inspectors detected uranium enriched to 84% in the Islamic Republic.
The Defense Ministry body is responsible for construction approval and other bureaucratic matters in Area C of Judea and Samaria.
He calls on world powers to prevent the proliferation of weapons once the U.N. arms embargo on the Islamic Republic expires in October.
The move was carried out on the authority of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant despite orders from Minister in the Defense Ministry Bezalel Smotrich to freeze the demolition.