Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, whose arrest warrant was sought at the International Criminal Court on Monday, was long a staunch ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but has become a vocal critic.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said he had requested arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza.

Here are some facts about Yoav Gallant. A member of Netanyahu's war cabinet and also his conservative Likud party, Gallant, 65, began military service as a navy frogman before rising to become one of the most senior commanders in the military.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says the military would expand its operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

Israel intends to broaden its military operation in Rafah, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday told a senior aide to U.S. President Joe Biden, who has warned against major action in the southern Gazan city that may risk mass civilian casualties.

Yoav Gallant says that he told White House national security adviser effort in Rafah was aimed at dismantling Hamas militant group and securing return of hostages still being held in Gaza

ALBAWABA - In a meeting with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel intends to broaden the already extensive brutal Israeli operation in the southern city of Rafah in Gaza.

Israel intends to broaden its military sweep of the southern Gazan city of Rafah, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told visiting U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday. "We are committed to broadening the ground operation in Rafah to the end of dismantling Hamas and recovering the hostages,