Ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot leads the polls as Israel prepares for Tuesday's vote on whether to oust Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu faces a deadlocked election on 27 October, with Arab parties holding enough seats to hand the opposition a majority if it joins forces with them.
Gadi Eisenkot, 66, lost a son and two nephews fighting in Gaza, and he calls Benjamin Netanyahu an 'anti-leader'. Tens of thousands of Israelis are flying home to vote against the 77-year-old prime minister. A polling average gives the anti-Netanyahu bloc 53 seats to his 51, short of the 61 needed. Palestinian parties could end up as kingmakers.
Netanyahu is on trial for corruption and has refused a state inquiry into October 7.
Eisenkot is no dove: he opposes Palestinian statehood and touts his 'Dahiyeh doctrine'.
