Who is Gadi Eisenkot, ex-army chief who lost a son in Gaza and now leads the race against Netanyahu in Israel’s election? - The Statesman

He once took orders from Benjamin Netanyahu. Now he wants the job. Gadi Eisenkot grew up far from Israel’s power centres, buried a son in 2023, and walked back into the war room days later. Voters are now asking if that quiet, stubborn discipline is what the country needs.