Netanyahu rival vows to end Hamas rule within 18 months if elected

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Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot pledged Thursday that if elected in the October 27 vote, he would end Hamas rule in Gaza within 18 months, either through Trump's ceasefire plan or through what he called creative military operations. Hamas disbanded its governing body in July to hand administration to a Cairo-based technocratic committee overseen by Trump's Board of Peace, but has not proceeded with disarmament, and the committee is not operating inside Gaza.

Israeli forces now control roughly 70% of Gaza, up from the 53% allowed under the ceasefire, according to official accounts. Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of a strategic failure in Gaza and renewed calls for a state inquiry into security failures before the October 7, 2023 attack, which killed more than 1,200 people; Israel's subsequent offensive has killed more than 74,300 people, per Gaza's Health Ministry. Polls show neither Netanyahu's nor Eisenkot's bloc currently positioned to win a governing majority.

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Eighteen months is a specific number to put on a war that has already blown through every deadline anyone's set for it. It's the kind of promise that sounds great at a podium near the border and much harder to keep once you're the one holding the office. Voters have heard confident timelines before; this one just comes with a different name attached.

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