MK Avichai Buaron (Likud) attacked former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, alleging that the 2005 disengagement from Gaza led to the October 7, 2023 massacre. In a direct message aired on Channel 14, Buaron urged Eisenkot to demand a state inquiry into the disengagement itself, saying an honest person would trace the disaster back to the pullout.
MK Avichai Buaron (Likud) launched a sharp attack on former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot on Wednesday, directly linking the 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip to the October 7, 2023 massacre. In a statement aired on Channel 14, Buaron addressed Eisenkot in the wake of the latter's proposal for a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 events.
"If you are an honest man, go back to the disengagement, because there you brought upon us October 7, when you uprooted the IDF and the Israeli communities from the Gaza Strip and gave the Hamas monster control of the Strip," Buaron said. He called on Eisenkot to demand an investigation into the disengagement itself, arguing that the roots of the disaster lie in the 2005 withdrawal.
Eisenkot, who served as IDF chief of staff from 2015 to 2019, has been a leading voice calling for a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 attacks. As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, he presented an outline for a commission focusing on the decade preceding the massacre, with the disengagement defined as background only. The exchange underscores the deep political divisions over the inquiry's scope and the legacy of the disengagement, which remains a contentious issue in Israeli politics. Buaron's remarks reflect a right-wing critique that the pullout enabled Hamas's takeover of Gaza and the subsequent attack.
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