In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “commander of the israel defense forces southern command”. Today it says “israeli politician and former military officer who served as minister of defense between 2022 and 2024”.
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Yoav Gallant ( Hebrew : יוֹאָב גָּלַנְט , romanized : Yo'av Galant ; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician and former military officer who served as minister of defense between 2022 and 2024. Gallant was an officer in the Southern Command of the Israel Defense Forces , serving in the Israeli Navy . In January 2015 he entered politics, joining the new Kulanu party. After being elected to the Knesset he was appointed minister of construction . At the end of 2018 he joined Likud , shortly after which he became minister of Aliyah and Integration . In 2020 he was appointed minister of education , and the following year became minister of defense. On 5 November 2024, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had dismissed Gallant, effective 7 November, and sought to have Israel Katz replace him. Gallant subsequently resigned from the Knesset on 5 January 2025. On 21 November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Gallant along with Netanyahu and three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Gaza war .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Aluf Yoav Galant ( Hebrew : יואב גלנט; born November 1958) is the commander of the Israel Defense Forces Southern Command . Born in Jaffa , Israel , Galant received a B.A. in Business and Finance Management from the University of Haifa . He began his military career in 1977 as a naval commando in the unit called Flotilla 13 . In the late 1990s Galant moved into land forces, eventually attaining the rank of a major general while becoming the Military Secretary of the Prime Minister in 2002 and later commander of the Southern Command in 2005.
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member of the Knesset Aluf Yoav Galant ( ; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician and former soldier.A general and commander of the Southern Command in the Israel Defense Forces , he was initially chosen in to succeed Gabi Ashkenazi as the next Chief of General Staff in 2011 by Defense Minister Ehud Barak ; however, although his appointment was approved by the government it was later cancelled by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Barak following months of scandal surrounding his appointment due to allegations that he had seized public lands for his personal use near his home.In January 2015 he entered politics, joining the new Kulanu party.After being elected to the Knesset , he was appointed Minister of Construction .
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Israeli general and politician member of the Knesset Yoav Galant ( ; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician and former commander of the Southern Command in the Israel Defense Forces . In January 2015, he entered politics, joining the new Kulanu party. After being elected to the Knesset , he was appointed Minister of Construction . At the end of 2018, he joined Likud .
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Israeli general and politician (born 1958) Yoav Gallant ( ; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Likud who is currently serving as the Minister of Defense since 2022.He is a former commander of the Southern Command in the Israel Defense Forces . In January 2015, he entered politics, joining the new Kulanu party. After being elected to the Knesset , he was appointed Minister of Construction . At the end of 2018, he joined Likud . Gallant also previously held the posts of Minister of Aliyah and Integration and Minister of Education .
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commander of the israel defense forces southern command
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israeli politician and former military officer who served as minister of defense between 2022 and 2024
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