Gadi Eisenkot is a former IDF chief of staff.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastOct 27, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, CNN, IDF official biography) confirm Gadi Eisenkot served as Israel Defense Forces chief of staff from 2015 to 2019 and is now a former chief of staff, which matches the extracted claim and the passage's 'IDF former chief of staff' wording.
What was said
… So I also think a combination of Seremato and prison and the data center struck were other areas, were other areas as well. Quickly, there's the Israeli elections that are taking place. Gadi Eisenkot, IDF former chief of staff, you know, not to suggest that this is going to make, like, dramatic change, but, you know, he does call out the Netanyahu claim that Iran has nuclear weapons, like, they don't have nuclear weapons. …
The MeidasTouch Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The IDF's official past chiefs of staff page states Eisenkot was the 21st Chief of General Staff from 2015 to 2019 and retired after 41 years of service.[4]
Supports. Reuters and AP both describe Eisenkot as a former military chief of staff who rose to chief of staff from 2015 to 2019.[1][2]
Supports. CNN describes him as chief of staff from 2015 to 2019, serving under Netanyahu, and as a former military chief running against Netanyahu.[3]
Context. The claim matches the passage's own wording 'IDF former chief of staff' and no source contradicts it; the claim does not add any figure or scope beyond the post.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Eisenkot offers hawkish alternative to Netanyahu for Israeli PMreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2A look at the major candidates in Israel's election Tuesdayapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Who is Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu's main challenger in ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot (2015-2019) | IDFidf.il · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the former Israeli army chief challenging Netanyahu?tbsnews.net · not rated · cited for: context
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