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Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the former army chief challenging Netanyahu?

Elis Gjevori · Middle East Eye
Published 28 Oct 2026, 9:19 pm·41 min ago·1 min read
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Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the former army chief challenging Netanyahu? Three months from now, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face the toughest election of his political career. The fallout from the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023, Israel's military campaigns across the Middle East and the contentious issue of conscripting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men have reshaped the country's political landscape, eroding support for Netanyahu and his governing coalition. At the centre of that shift is Gadi Eisenkot, the former army chief who has emerged as the prime minister's strongest…

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