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Add as a preferred source on GoogleThe former military chief made the appeal Sunday, two days before Israelis vote in the first national election since the Oct. 7 attacks, Al Jazeera reported.
Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot used his final campaign rally Sunday to urge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to leave office, Al Jazeera reported, two days before Israel’s national vote.
Eisenkot told the crowd, “Netanyahu must go home,” the outlet reported. Al Jazeera said Eisenkot was seeking support as a moderate challenger.
Israelis are scheduled to vote Tuesday, Oct. 27. Al Jazeera said it is the country’s first national election since the Oct. 7 attacks.
Israelis vote Tuesday on party lists for the 120-member Knesset; the next government needs parliamentary support.
A far-right ally urged Israel to dismantle the authority after two soldiers died near Hebron on Oct. 23; Netanyahu promised a massive military response.
Public accounts offered no evidence corroborating Netanyahu’s warning and named no target, timing or method.
