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Yoav Gallant

Yoav Gallant is a veteran Israeli politician, currently part of the Likud Party, and is Israel's current defense minister. 

He has an extensive background in the IDF and was at one point a top candidate to become chief of staff.

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 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Gallant, Smotrich announce new fund assisting career military families affected by war

 Palestinians burn tires during a protest against Hamas in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 28, 2024

Israel to carry out Rafah invasion in stages? Gallant talks Gaza war in US