Gadi Eisenkot is an Israeli lawmaker and member of the National Unity Party. He currently serves as minister-without-portfolio and as a member of the war cabinet.
Eisenkot served as a general in the Israeli military and had a tenure as IDF chief of staff before entering politics.
Gantz understood: The government failed every single hostage taken on October 7 and has failed them and their families every day since by not bringing forth a deal.
Opposition leaders, including Yair Lapid and Avigdor Liberman, welcomed the decision, while Labor leader Yair Golan criticized the timing, calling it too late of a decision.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
As their frustration grew, Biton’s comments may have revealed the party’s position—its departure could indeed come “soon.”
The Prime Minister’s Office denied this report, calling it “the opposite of the truth.”
“Half a year into a crisis with no end, when the only accomplishment of this government of messianists, draft-dodgers, and crooks, is its own survival," he wrote, "it’s time for soul-searching."
In a fiery interview, MK Liberman criticized the conduct of the war cabinet, claiming that members are engaging in struggles for power and ego.
Eisenkot asked for the outline to be formed after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published his plan for after the war.
As families worry about the fate of their loved ones, N12 reported that Netanyahu was presented with a framework for a deal but rejected it.
IDF Maj.-Gen. Nimrod Shafer on 103FM: Yoav Gallant aims to avert US arms embargo on Israel; notes Rafah operation won't happen if the US says not to do it.