Fmr. IDF chief Eisenkot reflects on son’s death, says he ‘didn't cry' for decades until funeral
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-04-21 05:02 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Middle East, Military & Defence, World News, War & Conflict
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Former IDF chief of staff and leader of the Yashar! Party, Lt.-Gen. (res.) Gadi Eisenkot said he did not think he had cried for 50 years until the funeral of his son, Master-Sgt. Gal Eisenkot, who was killed in combat in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.
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