# Former Israeli army chief Gadi Eisenkot emerges as Netanyahu’s main election challenger

https://mins.news/en/item/114616

- Fox News, 2026-10-25 10:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/former-israeli-army-chief-gadi-eisenkot-emerges-netanyahus-leading-election-challenger

> Former Israel Defense Forces chief and Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot is challenging Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel’s Oct. 27 election. Several polls give Yashar a narrow lead over Netanyahu’s Likud, but either party would need a coalition of parties totaling 61 seats to form a government.

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