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📰 3 sources 3 articles · 13 Oct 2026, 11:01 → 5 days ago

Eisenkot: Toppling the Iranian regime is not an achievable goal, and an Israeli dispute over its feasibility

Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Israeli opposition party Yashar and former Israeli army chief of staff, said toppling the regime in Iran is not an achievable goal and that making it a goal in the recent operation was a mistake, and he endorsed the assassination of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Reports also addressed a disagreement inside Israel over the feasibility of toppling the Iranian regime by force, amid continued tension between Washington and Tehran and a US-Israeli war on Iran.

📍 Where things stand: Debate inside Israel over the feasibility of toppling the Iranian regime continues following Eisenkot's statements that this is not an achievable goal and his endorsement of assassinating Khamenei, amid continued tension between Washington and Tehran.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 13 Oct 2026, 11:01 Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Israeli opposition party Yashar and former Israeli army chief of staff, said toppling the regime in Iran is not an achievable goal, considering that making it a goal in the recent operation was a mistake, and he endorsed the assassination of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as tension continues between Washington and Tehran amid a US-Israeli war on Iran.
  2. 13 Oct 2026, 11:56 In remarks to Army Radio, Eisenkot affirmed his support for the assassination of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, describing it as "correct and justified," after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his desire to topple the Iranian regime. Reports said Eisenkot's statements came as a surprise to Israel.
  3. 13 Oct 2026, 12:30 A report addressed a disagreement inside Israel over the feasibility of toppling the Iranian regime by force, amid continued confrontation and tension between Israel and Iran, without the available text including further details on the parties to the disagreement or its circumstances.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

The first and second sources focused on Eisenkot's statements themselves, with the second adding details of the Army Radio interview, his description of the assassination as "correct and justified," and the context of Netanyahu's announced desire to topple the Iranian regime, while the third source focused on an internal Israeli disagreement over the feasibility of toppling the Iranian regime by force without naming its parties.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.
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