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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

Gadi Eisenkot

In '10/7,' journalist Lee Yaron profiles victims of the October 7 massacre from a wide range of communities. (Uri Bareket; St. Martin's Press via JTA)
September 18, 2024, 1:28 am
New book about October 7 tells ‘100 human stories’ behind the horror
Journalist Lee Yaron seeks to combat political exploitation of tragedy; Palestinian accounts ‘not my stories to tell,’ she says, accusing global left of shunning Israeli liberals
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Benny Gantz speaks at the Israeli Bar Association's annual conference in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 4, 2024, 3:33 am
Rebutting Netanyahu, Gantz says Israel’s priority must be hostages, not Philadelphi
Arguing that PM cares primarily about political survival, former war cabinet members Gantz and Eisenkot call for focus to shift to north and Iran, and for elections
By Lazar Berman
National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset on July 31, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 23, 2024, 4:25 am
Eisenkot calls for defense chiefs to resign ‘the moment there’s a break in fighting’
‘Great mistake’ to delay hostages’ return until agreement reached regarding Gaza-Egypt border, says MK, adding he alone supported extending November truce to get out elderly men
By ToI Staff
From left to right: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Shin Bet security services director Ronen Bar at a special operations room overseeing a mission to release hostages in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Shin Bet security service)
July 3, 2024, 5:30 pm
No holds barred: The coalition’s offensive against the IDF and the Shin Bet
With Gantz and Eisenkot out of the government, right-wing ministers are setting their sights on the security and intelligence chiefs — as well as the defense minister
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Lawmakers take part in a debate on ultra-Orthodox enlistment in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on June 18, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset spokesman)
June 18, 2024, 9:07 pm
MKs hope for compromise as contentious Haredi draft bill goes to committee
Lawmakers debate legislation lowering age of exemption from service for yeshiva students; bill could ‘provide a real answer to the needs of the IDF,’ says Likud’s Edelstein
By Sam Sokol
National Unity lawmaker Gadi Eisenkot is seen in an interview with Channel 12, June 15, 2024. (Screenshot, Channel 12, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 16, 2024, 2:34 am
Eisenkot accuses PM of delaying Rafah offensive by 3 months due to political interests
In interviews, ex-war cabinet observer says Netanyahu is intimidated by far-right and should resign; says he regrets not pushing harder to extend Nov. truce, get more hostages out
By ToI Staff
Troops operating in the Gaza Strip in an undated photo released for publication by the military on June 6, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
June 6, 2024, 10:46 am
Depleted Hamas switches to insurgent tactics in Gaza, posing steep challenge
Change from direct confrontation to ambushes and bomb attacks could prolong fighting for months with no ‘quick fix’ available, officials and analysts say
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz at a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
May 30, 2024, 8:59 pm
Still in coalition, Gantz’s National Unity party files bill to dissolve Knesset
Party bids to create ‘stable unity government,’ further indicating it is set to bolt the emergency coalition it joined after Oct. 7; Likud dismisses call as harmful to war effort
By Sam Sokol
War cabinet observer, Minister Gadi Eisenkot, speaks at the annual Meir Dagan conference at Netanya Academic College, May 29, 2024. (Courtesy)
May 29, 2024, 9:23 pm
Eisenkot: Israel needs elections this year; Netanyahu government must be replaced
War cabinet observer accuses PM of selling illusory slogans about ‘total victory’ against Hamas; says intensive stage of war should end within weeks; hostages must be returned
By ToI Staff
The Israeli war cabinet and top security officials meet in Tel Aviv on April 14, 2024, hours after Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)
May 29, 2024, 12:40 pm
War cabinet said to disagree over Hamas demand to end war in hostage deal
Netanyahu reportedly believes it would be ‘surrender’ to terror group; Israel said to show ‘willingness to be flexible’ on number of living hostages to be released in first stage
By ToI Staff
Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot speaks during a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, May 17, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 27, 2024, 6:49 pm
Eisenkot advocates pause in fighting to get hostages out – reports
War cabinet member said to tell MKs military pressure in Rafah is enabling a window of opportunity, and Israel can achieve its goals once the hostages are released
By ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich addresses the media following a meeting of his Religious Zionism faction in the Knesset, April 30, 2024. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
April 30, 2024, 7:19 pm
Smotrich threatens to quit gov’t over hostage deal; Eisenkot slams far-right ‘blackmail’
Finance minister says he’s ‘ready to pay the political price’ to prevent ‘existential threat’ to Israel; Ben Gvir says he ‘warned’ Netanyahu of consequences of a ‘reckless deal’
By Sam Sokol
The Israeli war cabinet and top security officials meet in Tel Aviv on April 14, 2024, hours after Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)
April 15, 2024, 12:59 am
War cabinet said to favor hitting back at Iran but divided over when and how
Israeli official quoted insisting ‘there will be a response’ as top decision-making body ends talks on counterattack without reaching decision and US nudges Israel to think twice
By Jeremy Sharon and Agencies
File - Minister David Amsalem arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 7, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 5, 2024, 8:06 pm
‘Enemy of the people’: Minister assails AG at stormy overnight cabinet meeting
Ben Gvir fumes at Netanyahu, accusing him of rushing through a vote on aid to Gaza before he arrived; participants accuse each other of incitement
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox men protest outside the army recruitment office in Jerusalem, March 4, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
March 25, 2024, 1:52 pm
Under pressure, PM revises Haredi enlistment plan but fails to satisfy critics
Opposition leader urges ministers to ditch government if bill advanced by ministers, as Netanyahu reportedly warns allies coalition will collapse without its approval
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
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