The Latest Breaking News from Yoav Gallant

U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months

Islamic republic’s UN mission says an ‘obliterating war will ensue’ if Israel launches ‘full-scale military aggression’ in Lebanon

Israeli forces conduct series of attacks on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon as tit-for-tat strikes intensify.

Britain to make legal arguments over jurisdiction in case of alleged war crimes by the Israeli PM

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant says the country does not want to go to war with the militant group – but will do so if pushed

The conflict that has raged in Gaza since October 7 has riven Israeli society. People are deeply divided over the government’s conduct of the war and the failure to secure the release of the remaining hostages. As a result, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu is bitterly unpopular with the majority…

Gallant says Israel can inflict ‘massive damage’ as UN humanitarian chief says war would be ‘potentially apocalyptic’.

Israel said it does not want war in Lebanon but could send its neighbour "back to the Stone Age", as the UN's humanitarian chief warned such a conflict would be "potentially apocalyptic".

Yoav Gallant said Israel is preparing for war with Hezbollah but stressed that his government preferred a diplomatic solution

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant Thursday said he discussed "day after" plans for post-war Gaza with senior US officials, which would include local Palestinians, regional partners and the US in a "long and complex process". Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded in the Israel-Hamas war.

Israeli defence minister‘s visit comes a month before Netanyahu’s, and highlights his position as an alternative.