In direct attack on key election rival, Netanyahu brands Eisenkot as too cautious

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that former War Cabinet member Benny Gantz's rival, ex-IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, was too cautious and would have left Hamas intact by opposing operations in Gaza and Lebanon. Eisenkot responded by accusing Netanyahu of leading Israel to a 'historic low' through 'blindness' and evasion of responsibility.

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