Ex-Israeli army chief says any Gaza deal failing to dismantle Hamas would be ‘complete failure’

Former Israeli army chief and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot said Friday that any agreement on Gaza that fails to dismantle Hamas’ military and governing capabilities would constitute a “complete failure” for the Israeli government, Anadolu reports. Eisenkot’s remarks came a day after US President Donald Trump and the Board of Peace announced an agreement on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which Israel has yet to officially endorse. In a post on the US social media platform X, Eisenkot questioned whether Israel had participated in negotiating the agreement. “There are major question marks as to whether Israel was a partner to this agreement or whether it was once again imposed on it without its participation,” he wrote. He criticized [...]