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Eisenkot Challenges Netanyahu; Polls Drop PM to 29%

6/26/2026

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Defence chief Gadi Eisenkot is challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the election, with his Yashar party polling second behind Likud.
Eisenkot frames his campaign on the death of his son Gal, killed in Gaza, saying the loss drives his search for meaning.
He urges diplomatic options, rejecting a two-state solution, and polls show Netanyahu’s support fell to 29.4 percent in June; 92 percent of Israelis believe Iran won the February war.

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Defence chief Gadi Eisenkot is challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the election, with his Yashar party polling second behind Likud.
Eisenkot frames his campaign on the death of his son Gal, killed in Gaza, saying the loss drives his search for meaning.
He urges diplomatic options, rejecting a two-state solution, and polls show Netanyahu’s support fell to 29.4 percent in June; 92 percent of Israelis believe Iran won the February war.