Israel at its lowest point ever, Netanyahu reneged on hostage deal proposal, Eisenkot charges

National Unity MK and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot says that he takes the issue of the Philadelphi Corridor seriously, but accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “delegitimizing” the defense minister and IDF officers in his statements about who should control the Gaza-Egypt border.

Appearing at a press briefing with fellow former IDF chief and National Unity party head Benny Gantz, Eisenkot also says the Iranian threat has been ignored while Netanyahu has been in office.

“Israel is at its lowest point since its founding,” claims Eisenkot, pointing out that Israel has yet to achieve any of its war aims.

He says that Netanyahu made sure that every minister supported the hostage proposal of May 27, “but quickly went back on it for political reasons.”