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Israeli elections: Who is Gadi Eisenkot? The general challenging Netanyahu — and facing a coalition test

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“Israeli elections: Who is Gadi Eisenkot? The general challenging Netanyahu — and facing a coalition test”

Gadi Eisenkot, the former Israeli military chief challenging Benjamin Netanyahu, has claimed "complete victory" early on Wednesday (Oct. 28) after exit polls suggested opposition parties held a narrow advantage. But neither camp secured the parliamentary majority needed to govern as votes are still being counted in the pivotal elections held on Tuesday. The projections put Eisenkot’s bloc around 52 seats and Netanyahu’s around 50 in the 120-seat Knesset, according to France24 and CNN. Likud…

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