Family tragedy piled up for former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief Gadi Eisenkot in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. On Sunday (Nov. 17), the IDF announced that Cpt.

Family tragedy piled up for former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief Gadi Eisenkot in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. On Sunday (Nov. 17), the IDF announced that Cpt. Yogev Pazy, a platoon commander with the Kfir Brigade’s Nahshon Battalion, was declared dead alongside Staff Sgt. Noam Eitan after an exchange of fire with Hamas militants in the Beit Lahiya area of the Gaza Strip. A report by The Times of Israel on Sunday said that Pazy was Eisenkot's nephew. Eisenkot, who served as the IDF chief of staff from 2015 to 2019, is currently a member of Benny Gantz’s National Unity party. The party joined the Benjamin Netanyahu government as part of an emergency coalition in the aftermath of Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7 last year. Eisenkot also lost his son, another nephew in Gaza war The Times of Israel report said that Eisenkot's son, 25-year-old Master Sgt. (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, was killed while fighting in Gaza in early December last year. Also read | Two flash bombs fired towards Israeli PM Netanyahu's home in Caesarea, police arrest 3 The former IDF chief then lost another nephew—Sgt. Maor Cohen Eisenkot—just the next day after his son's death. A Facebook post by Pazy to Gal On August 10 this year, Pazy had written a Facebook post on the occasion of what would have been Gal Meir Eisenkot's 26th birthday. “Eight months and three days. But today is a day without sad speeches. Today is your birthday. So instead, I will share my thanks and a number of memories,” Pazy wrote. The post was accompanied by several images of Pazy and Eisenkot throughout the years and a photograph of a tattoo that Pazy had gotten in Eisenkot’s memory. (With inputs from agencies)

Israel-Hamas war: Ex-IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot loses third close family member in conflict

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Israel-Hamas war: Ex-IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot loses third close family member in conflict