ISRAELI DEFENSE CHIEF CHANGE
Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi takes over as the 19th Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, replacing Dan Halutz, on February 14, 2007. Ashkenazi said during the handover ceremony that the IDF is ready to implement the lessons of the second Lebanon war. The handover ceremony took place at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. (UPI Photo/Rina Castelnuovo/POOL)
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The Israeli military has tightened security around former chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi amid fears that Hezbollah plans revenge attacks to mark the upcoming fourth anniversary of the assassination if its iconic military chief.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Israel has test-fired a ballistic missile, believed to be a nuclear-capable Jericho-3 and the type of weapon that could be used in any assault on Iran's nuclear program.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- In the next conflict with Hamas or Hezbollah, civilian populations will have to be evacuated, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi said.
JERUSALEM, May 11 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Tuesday said Iran is spreading lies to worsen the relationship between Israel and Syria, and to incite war.
JERUSALEM, April 6 (UPI) -- Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, head of the Israeli general staff, was told Tuesday his term will not be extended when it ends in February 2011, officials say.
JERUSALEM, April 6 (UPI) -- An Israeli Arab was sentenced to prison Tuesday for giving Hezbollah information about the head of the Israel Defense Forces, prosecutors said.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Israel's armed forces must now consult with military attorneys while operations are under way, the country's chief of staff says.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Lebanese officials are turning a blind eye to weapons smuggling by Hezbollah, forcing Israeli forces to remain on the defensive, top military leaders said.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Actions by the international community could lead to internal change in Iran, Israel's chief of staff said.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The possibility of Iran becoming a nuclear power not only threatens Israel and the Middle East but the entire free world, Israel's top army general says.
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