Gabi_Ashkenazi - ISRAELI DEFENSE CHIEF CHANGE

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, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Israel is reported to be seeking two stealthy state-of-the-art corvettes from Germany to build up its sea power amid concerns that a confrontation with Iran, and possibly Syria, is looming.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A joint U.S.-Israeli defense drill designed to counter ballistic missile threats from Iran, Hezbollah, Syria and Gaza began Wednesday, Israeli officials said.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. air defense systems and warships arrived in Israel ahead of a joint drill to simulate an incoming Iranian missile attack, officials said.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A document drawn up by a senior Israeli military officer warns the Israeli Army is not adequately prepared to counter Hezbollah in a future war.
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.
HAVAT GILAD, West Bank, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Israeli authorities and Jewish West Bank settlers clashed Sunday over an attempt to relocate a trailer home within a settlement, official media said.
JERUSALEM, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The Petah Tikva District Court Monday indicted an Israeli Arab for allegedly plotting with Hezbollah agents to kill Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi.
JERUSALEM, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A young Israeli soldier dismissed from the army after being diagnosed with cancer appealed Tuesday, arguing she can serve during treatment.
Israel begins defense cost efficiency plan
TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Israeli officials have taken the first steps in a program that is to save about $8 billion in military spending over 10 years.
JERUSALEM, July 28 (UPI) -- Israel is closely monitoring its northern border but doubts hostilities will break out, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi said.
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