Israel general who quit Netanyahu war Cabinet emerges as one of PM’s biggest election challengers

Eisenkot has broadly supported Israeli military operations in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, but has accused Netanyahu of strategic failures following the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack. The 66-year-old spent four decades in Israel’s military and comes from a working-class family. His 25-year-old son, Gal Meir Eisenkot, was killed fighting in Gaza. (AP Video shot by Shlomo Mor)

Eisenkot has broadly supported Israeli military operations in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, but has accused Netanyahu of strategic failures following the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack. The 66-year-old spent four decades in Israel’s military and comes from a working-class family. His 25-year-old son, Gal Meir Eisenkot, was killed fighting in Gaza. (AP Video shot by Shlomo Mor)

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