Topic: Gen.Gabi Ashkenazi

One man was killed Tuesday night when Israeli troops opened fire on several Palestinians as they approached the Gaza border fence, the Israeli military said.

In the next conflict with Hamas or Hezbollah, civilian populations will have to be evacuated, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi said.

After weeks of speculation, Defense Minister Ehud Barak has named Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant Israel's next chief of staff.

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.

Actions by the international community could lead to internal change in Iran, Israel's chief of staff said.

Scores of Israelis demonstrated outside the home of Israel's army chief and called on him to resign for failing to bring Gilad Shalit home, organizers said.

Israel is closely monitoring its northern border but doubts hostilities will break out, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi said.

Israel's Chief of Staff Lt.Gen.Gabi Ashkenazi and Defense Minister Ehud Barak named Maj.Gen. Benny Gantz as the army's next deputy chief of staff.

The Israeli military Monday destroyed an unmanned Palestinian fishing boat packed with explosives and found floating off the shore of Gaza, officials said.

A top Israeli defense official, during an address at the recent NATO meeting in Brussels, called global terrorism the greatest threat to international security.