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

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Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the former army chief challenging Netanyahu? Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 07/28/2026 - 11:00 A former member of Israel's war cabinet, Eisenkot has emerged as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest challenger in years Gadi Eizenkot, a former Israeli minister without portfolio and the 21st chief of general staff of the Israeli army, speaks during the Herzliya Conference at Reichman University on 24 June 2024 (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP) Off 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 cha

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