Former IDF chief and war cabinet member Gadi Eisenkot said Prime Minister Netanyahu should have admitted his mistakes instead of repeating what he called spin. Eisenkot, quoted by i24NEWS journalist Amichai Stein, added that Iran will remain a bitter enemy and that Israel must win.
Former IDF Chief of Staff and war cabinet member Gadi Eisenkot sharply criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu's public statement, telling i24NEWS journalist Amichai Stein that Netanyahu should have said, "I was wrong—I set false goals that I wasn't prepared to achieve," instead of what Eisenkot called misleading rhetoric. He added that "Iran will continue to be a bitter enemy that we will act against and thwart its operations. Israel must win."
The remarks come hours after Netanyahu's public address earlier Monday, which several opposition figures have faulted for lacking substance or accountability. Eisenkot's language was notably harsher than in his earlier response (as The Zioneer reported at 22:16), which had characterized the prime minister's statement as providing "zero real answers." The distinction: Monday evening's comment directly accuses Netanyahu of dissembling—"spin"—rather than merely being unresponsive.
This remains a single-source report (Amichai Stein / i24NEWS). The full context of when and where Eisenkot made the remark has not been fully detailed.
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