Exclusive interview: Gadi Eisenkot lays out vision of change and repair for Israel

Yashar party leader and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the leading opposition candidate seeking to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the October election.Receiving rapid, widespread support at a crucial juncture, Eisenkot is well positioned to become the country's next prime minister in the country's first elections since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in 2023.In his first in-depth interview to an English news outlet ahead of the elections, Eisenkot broke down to the Magazine his plans for the country as prime minister, what his security approach would be, and his stance on Oct. 7 failures – while also opening up on the loss of his son and two nephews who fell in battle during the Israel-Hamas War.Eisenkot rose through the IDF's Golani infantry brigade and was OC Northern Command, before serving as chief of staff from 2015 to 2019.