Eisenkot pledges to end Hamas rule in Gaza and presents election plans

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Yashar Party chairman Gadi Eisenkot announced that he will run for prime minister. According to Kikar HaShabbat, he promised that Hamas will not rule Gaza within 18 months of his taking office. According to Channel 13 News, Eisenkot set a deadline for a government under his leadership: establishing a state commission of inquiry on the first day, and ending Hamas rule in Gaza within a year and a half.

According to Behadrei Haredim, Eisenkot presented plans for if he is elected, including legislating a national service law for all. According to the same outlet, within four years everyone will study the core curriculum, and those who do not study it will not be funded.

Eisenkot appealed to Likud voters. According to Channel 14, he said: "Likud has strayed from the path, you can rely on me."