Gadi Eisenkot

Gadi Eisenkot – politician, lieutenant general of the Israel Defense Forces, chief of the General Staff during 2015 – 2019. 

Gadi Eisenkot in politics since 2022. He is the leader of the Yashad party. Gadi Eisenkot's opponent – Benjamin Netanyahu. 

In November 2026, the President of Israel instructed Gadi Eisenkot to form a government. The politician has 28 days to do this. The time of formation of the government can be extended by 14 days if necessary. 

Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog gave Eisenkot to form a government after consulting with party leaders and politicians. In particular, Netanyahu received 46 recommendations, and Eisenkot received 67. 

After all, in the parliamentary elections in Israel on October 27, no party received a majority (61 votes).

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