Also known as: Gadi Eizenkot
Gadi Eisenkot — former military chief running as centre-right rival to Netanyahu in October 2026 Israeli election.
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… and rival each claim mandate after tight Israel election By AFP October 28, 2026 07:50 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Posters of former Israeli Chief of General Staff and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot …
Netanyahu and rival each claim mandate after tight Israel electionCitizen Digital
… Exit polls from the three mainstream Israeli television networks gave the two blocs around 51 seats each in the 120-member Knesset -- well below the 61 needed to govern -- after initially giving an edge to the opposition led by ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot. …
Israel's elections: What happens next?Citizen Digital
… "There are no similar incidents of this kind across the country; this was a localised case," he said. - Arrests - The party of Netanyahu's main challenger, Gadi Eisenkot, accused the premier of "laying the groundwork to challenge the results". …
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says Arab parties 'trying to steal election'Citizen Digital
… ode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); The last polls to be published showed Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, running neck and neck with his main centrist rival Gadi Eisenkot …
Israel to give verdict on Netanyahu in pivotal electionCitizen Digital
… The 77-year-old's security-first reputation was all but shattered by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, and his main rival -- ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot -- has channelled public anger over the failure and is running neck and neck with Netanyahu in polls. …
Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel's longest-serving PM fighting for survivalCitizen Digital
… Ahead of the October 27 election, polls show Netanyahu's right-wing bloc neck and neck with that of his main centre-right rival Gadi Eisenkot. …
Netanyahu pushes small right-wing parties to quit election raceCitizen Digital
… Israel has launched commissions of inquiry after previous national crises, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main challenger in the upcoming poll, ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot, has pledged to do so again, calling it "a way to prevent the next disaster". …
The key issues that will shape Israel's electionsCitizen Digital
… Netanyahu's top challenger, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, voiced respect for Trump after the endorsement, but insisted, "Only Israelis can choose their leader." - 'Treated unfairly' - Trump, 80, and Netanyahu, who turns 77 on Wednesday, have forged a close partnership at a …
Netanyahu basks in Trump endorsement week before electionCitizen Digital
… According to polls, the elections are expected to be tightly contested between the bloc led by Netanyahu and that of his main rival, centrist Gadi Eisenkot.
Netanyahu's party seeks to impede Israeli expat votingCitizen Digital
… Gadi Eisenkot, a former army chief who has emerged as the frontrunner to challenge Netanyahu, slammed the "mad conspiracy of betrayal" spread by the premier's wife. …
Netanyahu's wife says opposition leader knew plans of Hamas attackIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot each vowed to form a government after Tuesday's election, with exit polls showing both blocs neck and neck and neither achieving a majority in parliament. It was the first election since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, and voters turned out in the highest numbers in decades.
28 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot each vowed to form a government after Tuesday's election, with exit polls showing both blocs neck and neck and neither achieving a majority in parliament. It was the first election since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, and voters turned out in the highest numbers in decades.
28 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israelis voted on Tuesday with the highest turnout in decades, with exit polls showing Netanyahu's camp and the opposition bloc each holding around 51 seats in the 120-member Knesset, well below the 61 needed to govern. Israeli Arab lists made strong gains, with exit polls showing them winning 17 or 18 seats between them.
28 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Arab politicians of trying to steal the election, citing arrests of senior Raam party officials with cash, while the party denied the allegations as a lie designed to boost right-wing turnout.
28 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israel holds a general election on Tuesday, the first since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, with voters deciding on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership amid regional wars, international isolation, and debate over security and accountability.
27 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 77, faces a close election against ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot on Tuesday. Netanyahu's security-first reputation was damaged by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, and he is campaigning on a platform opposing Palestinian statehood and citing Trump's endorsement.
27 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing small right-wing parties to withdraw from the October 27 election, fearing they could split votes. With Netanyahu's right-wing bloc polling neck and neck with centre-right rival Gadi Eisenkot, parties polling below the 3.25 percent threshold needed to enter parliament could see their votes lost to the opposition.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
As Israel prepares for elections on October 27, voters will weigh in on military conscription, the economy, and a state commission of inquiry into failures that allowed Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack. The attack, which killed over 1,200 people, remains a defining national trauma shaping the country's politics and society.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the October 27 vote, with Netanyahu airing a recorded phone call in which Trump predicted Netanyahu's victory and the two discussed potentially attacking Iran together.
20 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Netanyahu's party petitioned Israel's electoral commission to block initiatives aimed at encouraging Israelis living abroad to return home and vote in October elections. Israeli law does not allow citizens outside the country to vote abroad except for diplomats, though the Central Bureau of Statistics estimates 600,000 Israelis live abroad.
17 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Sara Netanyahu has claimed an opposition figure was aware of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack plan beforehand. The remarks, directed at centre-left Democrats party leader Yair Golan, have triggered outrage across Israel's opposition ahead of October 27 elections.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israel will hold a general election on October 27, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeking to remain in power against rivals including former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, who founded his own party in 2025 after serving in Netanyahu's war cabinet.
13 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced they will run together on a joint list in this year's elections to challenge incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu. They are founding the "Beyahad" (Together) party under Bennett's leadership.
27 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →