Benny Gantz, Gideon Sa'ar say they hope to establish 'responsible, realistic, secure and liberal' government, denounce Netanyahu but don't expressly rule him out

Parties reportedly hope former IDF chief Eisenkot will take 3rd spot on slate; Regev says no room in Likud for Yamina leader Shaked, who insists she'll stick with her own party

Gantz, Lapid both said courting ex-IDF chief Eizenkot for spot on slate ahead of elections; United Torah Judaism's Gafni calls new PM; Liberman says he could be premier

Retired general was one of the most sought-after figures during the March 2021 election cycle, with his name linked in reports to several parties

'Israel carries out diverse operations, most of which are covert, to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear capabilities,' Gadi Eisenkot says

Campaign charges Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs with blocking settlers from reaching illegal West Bank outpost Homesh, not acting against Palestinian rock attacks

Gadi Eisenkot says pullout gave Tehran 'legitimacy' to violate pact; criticizes Bennett for refusing to meet with Biden's Iran envoy; claims Israel nearly killed Soleimani in 2018

Gadi Eisenkot says national security cannot happen without solidarity within the country's borders; bemoans declining enlistment numbers and popularity of cyber units

Danny Citrinowicz, ex-head of Military Intelligence research, says politicians' inability to adopt a nuanced approach led to 'colossal' policy failure, sped up Tehran's nuke effort

Military sets up low-level team to consider climate-related work plan, but is urged to go much further and view global warming as a national strategic threat