Gadi Eisenkot, a former Israeli army chief and leader of the opposition Yashar Party, has criticised Netanyahu’s performance and expressed support for an inquiry into decisions on Gaza and Lebanon, Al Jazeera reports.

“A prime minister who has blindly dragged the country to its lowest point in history, who works day and night to fuel division and incitement, who invests all his energy in encouraging draft dodging, is unworthy of this nation and certainly not fit to preach morals about unity,” Eisenkot wrote in a post on X.

The politician, whose popularity is surging as Israel prepares for elections, said Netanyahu had “continued to lie about Gaza and Lebanon” at his press conference earlier.

“We will establish a government with a Zionist and national majority that will safeguard Israel’s interests. We will reconnect the people of Israel. Because Israel must win,” he wrote.