Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsAnalysis Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot knows that political leadership brings more than glory - it means taking on the burden of consolidating the center-left bloc ■ The week's big political loser is Benny GantzShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYossi Verter06:01 AM • July 10 2026 IDTWhen the Knesset dissolves next Thursday, the October 7 government's term will have effectively come to an end, without it having been shortened by even a day. This is first and foremost a badge of shame for the opposition. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HamasLikudKnessetBenny GantzGadi EisenkotIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuItamar Ben-GvirOctober 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-IranWest BankGaza ChickenpoxGraham PlatnerIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Ignored the Warnings Before October 7. This Time Is Just as BadThree Palestinians Wounded by Live Fire During Israeli Army Raid in West BankThe Jewish Olympics Reimagined: War, Victory and MemoryHuman in Israel Smashed in the Face With a Rock 100,000 Years AgoThe Shin Bet Chief Has Admitted He's UnqualifiedRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians InsideMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding Israel