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Eisenkot urges Netanyahu to avoid security action without an immediate threat
Gadi Eisenkot urged Benjamin Netanyahu to show restraint on security decisions while Israel’s coalition talks continue.
Eisenkot, a former army chief who was given the first chance to form a government, warned against military action without a direct and immediate threat.
His warning appeared to refer to possible renewed strikes on Iran, which Netanyahu has called an existential threat.
Eisenkot said such action could damage Israeli democracy and public trust, especially if it were seen as serving political interests.
Netanyahu’s office rejected the warning, saying government decisions were made for security reasons and in coordination with security services.
Eisenkot’s bloc has 48 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, so he needs support from other parties to secure a majority.
He has 28 days to form a coalition, with a possible extension to 42; if he fails, Netanyahu could get a chance to form a government.
Gadi Eisenkot urged Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid security action without a direct and immediate threat.
Eisenkot warned that using security forces without such a threat could damage Israeli democracy and public trust.
Netanyahu’s office rejected the warning, saying government decisions were made solely for security reasons and in coordination with security services.
The appeal came amid coalition talks after an October election in which neither bloc won a parliamentary majority.
Eisenkot has 28 days to try to form a government, with the possibility of an extension to 42 days.
- Who
- Gadi Eisenkot urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise restraint.
- What
- Eisenkot said Israel should not take military action without a direct and immediate threat.
- When
- November 11, 2026.
- Where
- Israel.
- Why
- Eisenkot warned that security action without an immediate threat could harm Israeli democracy and public trust.
Gadi Eisenkot
Benjamin Netanyahu’s office
Use of security forces
Gadi Eisenkot
Eisenkot warned against deploying security forces without a direct and immediate threat, and said moves that could wait should be left to a new government.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s office
Netanyahu’s office said government decisions were made solely for security reasons and in coordination with security services.
Israel held an election in which neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor Eisenkot’s opposition won a majority.
Netanyahu spoke at the inauguration of Israel’s new Parliament and referred to an existential threat from Tehran.
Eisenkot urged Netanyahu to show restraint on security decisions.
Netanyahu’s office rejected Eisenkot’s warning and said government decisions were made for security reasons.
- Election
- October 2026
- Eisenkot’s coalition-building period
- 28 days, with the possibility of extending it to 42 days
- Eisenkot camp’s seats
- 48 out of 120
- Parliamentary majority
- 61 seats
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What people are saying
show restraint and prudence
Deploying the security forces without a direct and immediate threat that brooks no delay could have devastating consequences for Israeli democracy and citizens’ trust in the institutions of government.
politicising Israel’s national security