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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The main candidates facing Netanyahu in Israel's electionsCitizen Digital
… On Sunday, Bennett also called on former minister Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the centrist Yashar party, to join the joint list. …
Two former Israel PMs unite to challenge Netanyahu in electionsIsraeli 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 →