Eisenkot Launches Election Day in Nir Oz, Criticizes Netanyahu
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar Party, began election day in Kibbutz Nir Oz, accompanied by former hostage Gadi Moses. Eisenkot criticized Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for failing to take responsibility for the October 7th attack. Meanwhile, other Israeli leaders cast their votes, and the Central Elections Committee reported that over 95% of polling stations were operational.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Gadi Eisenkot began election day in Kibbutz Nir Oz with former hostage Gadi Moses.
- Eisenkot criticized Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for lacking responsibility for the October 7th failures.
- Gadi Moses, an 81-year-old Nir Oz resident, was held captive for 482 days by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
- Over 95% of Israel's polling stations opened on election day, according to the Central Elections Committee.
- Yair Golan, Isaac Herzog, Yitzhak Yosef, and Aryeh Deri were among other leaders who voted.
Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar Party, began election day in Kibbutz Nir Oz, a community heavily impacted by the October 7th Hamas attack. He was accompanied by Gadi Moses, an 81-year-old resident of Nir Oz who was held captive for 482 days by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Eisenkot hailed Moses as a symbol of Israeli spirit and resilience, pledging to work towards national recovery and societal healing.
Eisenkot, a former IDF Chief of Staff who lost his son Gal and two nephews during the war, also sharply criticized Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his government. He accused them of failing to take responsibility for the security failures that preceded the October 7th attack. Eisenkot suggested that coalition representatives should have started their election day in communities near the Gaza border.
Other political leaders also participated in the election day activities. Yair Golan cast his vote in Rosh Ha'ayin, while Isaac Herzog and his wife voted for the Knesset. Former Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef voted in Rishon LeZion, and Aryeh Deri voted in Jerusalem, also setting a condition for coalition formation. The Central Elections Committee denied reports of Likud monitoring voters and confirmed that over 95% of polling stations had opened. Families of October 7th victims urged Israelis to honor their memory by voting.
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