Yoav Gallant

Some of the key events about Yoav Gallant

• 1979

  Joined the Israel Defense Forces and served in the Shayetet 13 naval commando unit
• 1982

  Criticized for his role in the controversial Sabra and Shatila massacre during the Lebanon War
• 1986

  Completed a bachelor's degree in economics and agricultural management at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• 1993

  Appointed as commander of the Gaza Division
• 2000

  Promoted to the rank of Major General
• 2001

  Appointed as commander of the GOC Army Headquarters
• 2005

  Served as the military secretary to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
• 2006

  Appointed as head of the Southern Command
• 2009

  Faced allegations of illegally seizing public land for personal use
• 2010

  Accused of building structures on his property without proper permits
• 2014

  Criticized for inflammatory remarks about Palestinians during Operation Protective Edge
• 2015

  Elected to the Knesset as a member of the Kulanu party
• 2015

  Reprimanded by the State Comptroller for improper conduct in land dealings
• 2018

  Faced backlash for comparing Palestinian protesters to "cancer"
• 2019

  Appointed as Minister of Aliyah and Integration in the 34th government of Israel
• 2019

  Criticized for suggesting that Israel might need to launch a large-scale military operation in Gaza
• 2020

  Accused of violating COVID-19 lockdown restrictions
• 2022

  Appointed as Minister of Defense in the 37th government of Israel
• 2022

  Faced controversy for supporting a bill to override Supreme Court decisions
• 2023

  Criticized for supporting judicial reforms that were widely seen as undermining democracy

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