Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026In an interview, the former IDF chief said the globally condemned construction plan is inappropriate 'at this time,' while doubling down on his opposition to a two-state solution, saying anyone considering it after October 7 'is simply delusional'Share 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 formatSubscribeNoa Shpigel12:10 PM • August 27 2026 IDTGadi Eisenkot criticized Wednesday the Israeli government's construction tender in the internationally condemned E1 area of the West Bank, saying, "It is a mistake that comes at an international cost."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:E1West BankGadi EisenkotCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTzvi SuccotNetanyahuUNRWAHasan PikerWest BankOfer WinterIsrael Space PollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Rival Eisenkot Says E1 West Bank Settlement Plan 'A Mistake'Undocumented Children With Learning Disabilities Segragated From Israeli Peers'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Report: Israel Considers Expelling U.K. Officials From Gaza Coordination CenterLebanese Reports Says IDF Strikes in Southern LebanonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?Ben-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes