On October 13, 2026, former Israeli Chief of the General Staff Gadi Eisenkot publicly stated that the precise objective of the Gaza war should have been to destroy Hamas's military and governing power within a year, and that the "total victory" added by Netanyahu was a mistake, noting that the last time a total victory was achieved dates back to 1945.
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2026-10-13 08:27 · Israel's Gadi Eisenkot: The precise objective of the war was to destroy Hamas's military and governing power within a year. Netanyahu added another element: "total victory." I thought at the time that…
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Former IDF Chief of Staff Eisenkot Calls Netanyahu's 'Total Victory' Claim an Error
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