{"id":"0c5d5e53-f6d7-4ef9-84f7-d09c15b57eac","url":"https://www.foxnews.com/world/former-israeli-army-chief-gadi-eisenkot-emerges-netanyahus-leading-election-challenger","domain":"foxnews.com","outlet":{"name":"Fox News","country":"US","cred":2,"lean":2,"curated":true,"owner":"Fox Corporation"},"title":"Former Israeli army chief Gadi Eisenkot emerges as Netanyahu’s leading election challenger","plainHeadline":"Gadi Eisenkot leads in polls against Netanyahu in Israel election","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Israel's Oct. 27 election pits Netanyahu against retired Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot.","Eisenkot's centrist Yashar party leads Likud in several polls.","Both parties must cobble 61 seats for a governing coalition.","Eisenkot previously served as IDF chief of staff from 2015 to 2019.","Eisenkot joined Netanyahu’s war cabinet after Hamas attack in Oct. 2023"],"topics":["Politics","M&A"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T10:00:15.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-25T10:16:33.918Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/92105d6f-9a9f-4f9f-b801-71650cad70e9","storyId":"92105d6f-9a9f-4f9f-b801-71650cad70e9","image":"https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/10/931/523/gadi-eisenkot-netanyahu.jpg?ve=1&tl=1","author":null,"dek":"A decorated former Israeli army chief has emerged as a leading election challenger after serving in the war cabinet and suffering devastating personal losses following the Oct. 7 attacks."}