Netanyahu Says Gantz and Eisenkot Would Have Left Iran Axis Strong

Current July 6 Israel-time reporting says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a cabinet meeting to accuse Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot of having backed accepting Hamas terms while they sat in the war cabinet: leaving Gaza, receiving hostages and returning to the Strip only years later. Netanyahu said that path would have left the Iranian axis at peak power with senior enemy leaders still alive, and contrasted it with Israel's current Lebanon posture. Blue and White replied that Netanyahu delayed decisions and cost Israel time and legitimacy. The exchange sharpens the campaign argument over who can finish the war, free hostages and keep pressure on Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran without surrendering strategic ground.