Gadi Eisenkot served as IDF chief of staff from 2015 to 2019 and entered politics with the National Unity alliance. He sat as an observer in the war cabinet formed after October 7, and his son was killed fighting in Gaza. This page gathers Israeli reporting on Eisenkot's political moves and his views on security.
Jerusalem PostWhile Channel 14 and i24NEWS give Likud a clear advantage, polls by Maariv, N12, and Channel 13 show Gadi Eisenkot leading or nearly tied with the party.
Jerusalem PostOpposition leader Yair Lapid hosted change bloc chiefs, including Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot, on Saturday night to coordinate election moves amid rising internal tensions.
Times of IsraelDeclaration signed by Eisenkot, Bennett, Lapid, Liberman and Golan says parties are 'united and determined' to win 'crucial elections'; they pledge not to attack each other The post ‘It is our duty to work together’: Opposition chiefs…
HaaretzThe Yashar chairman said coalition partners must accept four principles, including recognizing Israel as Jewish and democratic and Hamas as a terrorist organization. 'I do not see any Arab party that accepts these rules,' he said