# Gadi Eisenkot, the challenger to Benjamin Netanyahu | The Global Story

https://mins.news/en/video/24449

- BBC News, 2026-08-17 18:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQQGsb5zTNA

> With less than three months before Israel’s general election, Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling in some polls. His challenger is former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot, a figure little known outside Israel.

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