Benny Gantz

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Benny Gantz is an Israeli politician and retired army general who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and later as Israel’s Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister.

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instanceOf Israeli politician
human
military officer
birthName Benjamin Gantz
linked to: Benny Gantz
commanded IDF Ground Forces Command
IDF Northern Command
linked to: IDF Northern Front

Paratroopers Brigade
countryOfCitizenship Israel
dateOfBirth 1959-06-09
educatedAt Command and Staff College (Israel)
National Defense University
Tel Aviv University
University of Haifa
endTime 2015-02-16
familyName Gantz
fieldOfStudy national security studies
political science
founded Israel Resilience Party
givenName Benny
hasGender male
languageSpoken Hebrew
memberOfPoliticalParty Blue and White
National Unity (Israel)
mergedInto Blue and White
militaryBranch Israel Defense Forces
militaryRank Lieutenant general
nativeLanguage Hebrew
notableEvent 2014 Gaza War (Operation Protective Edge)
notableWork Leadership of the Israel Defense Forces as Chief of Staff
numberOfChildren 4
occupation politician
soldier
participatedIn 1982 Lebanon War
Operation Defensive Shield
South Lebanon conflict
placeOfBirth Kfar Ahim
politicalOrientation centrist
positionHeld Alternate Prime Minister of Israel
Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
Member of the Knesset
Minister of Defense of Israel
Minister of Justice of Israel
religion Judaism
residence Rosh HaAyin
spouse Revital Gantz
linked to: Gantz
startTime 2011-02-14

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Benny Gantz birthName Benjamin Gantz
linked to: Benny Gantz