“It’s their decision”: almost all children of Israeli politicians are fighting against Hamas

Children of officials are fighting in the IDF/GettyImages, collage of Channel 24

During the battles with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, the son of a former Chief of the IDF General Staff and current minister in the government of Gadi Eizenkot – Gal Eizenkot. He was a reservist.

Editor-in-chief of the portal “Details” (Israel) Emil Shleimovich told Channel 24, why in Israel the children of high-ranking officials go to war. It should be noted that on December 1, the Israel Defense Forces resumed hostilities in the Gaza Strip, accusing Hamas of disrupting the truce.

What is known about the death of his son minister

Minister Gadi Eisenkot learned of the death of his son during a visit to the Southern Command of the Israeli troops. It is known that 25-year-old Gal Eizenkot died as a result of an explosion in one of the tunnels in a refugee camp in the north of the Gaza Strip.

He served as a military paramedic in the 699th battalion of the 551st reserve special brigade appointments.

“So far there are no details of the death of the senior sergeant and they are not focusing on them. Today (December 8 – Channel 24) Gal Eizenkot was buried. Unfortunately, there are losses every day,” – said Shleimovich.

Morality is the same for everyone

In Israel Almost all children of officials, politicians, and military personnel, along with other citizens, fight to defend their native land.

Almost everything, but there are still exceptions. For example, the youngest son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not serve in the army. Recently, he was generally in the United States and returned to Israel recently, but this is an exception,” noted the editor-in-chief of the “Details” portal.

According to him, there is no difference in Israel between the son of a rich or poor man, the daughter of a general or a big businessman. In particular, in everyday life, because people wear the same clothes, drive the same cars, etc.

When the war begins, the children of high-ranking officials themselves go, because this is a general provision that is not regulated by law. It's surprising for them not to go when their friends are there. Even though there is corruption and problems in Israel, the question does not arise why we should go to war. We have no choice of another country,” added Shleimovich.

The Israelis have been in constant war for 75 years since the founding of the state. This kind of morality grows in this environment and it is the same for everyone.

The war between Hamas and Israel: latest news

• Foreign journalists reported that on October 7, 2023, Hamas militants may have fired a rocket at an Israeli military base where nuclear weapons were stored. This is the first incident in which terrorists struck a facility that could contain nuclear weapons.
• US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that US intelligence was not aware of the Hamas attack plan. The comment followed a New York Times report that Israeli officials had received information about Palestinian militant plans more than a year before October 7.
• On December 3, it was reported that The IDF entered the southern Gaza Strip. One of the objectives of this operation is to identify places where militants are holding Israeli hostages.