Israel’s former army chief of staff, Gadi Eisenkot, launches his electoral campaign as he seeks to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The announcement comes about four months before the scheduled national elections, according to reports from multiple outlets. Eisenkot holds his first electoral meeting, where he says Israel “deserves to open a new chapter” and that supporters will “write it together.”
In addition to presenting his broader message, Eisenkot links his campaign to the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. He argues that the government responsible for that period should no longer be in power and says that “next October, the ‘October 7’ government ends its role in history.”
The reports describe Eisenkot as campaigning for the prime ministerial role, framing his bid as a political shift away from Netanyahu. None of the articles provide details on the campaign’s platform beyond the statements made at the meeting, nor do they specify alliances or party structures in the coverage.
