Prime Minister Netanyahu: "To Chana and Gadi Eisenkot, Sarah and I are heartbroken over the loss of your son Gal. We cry with you. We embrace you. Gal was a brave fighter and a true hero. We send our heartfelt condolences to your family and the families of all our fallen heroes. The nation envelops you in love and gratitude - today and forever. How great is the pain. How deep is the sorrow. The government of Israel and the citizens of Israel mourn together with you. Our heroes did not fall in vain. We will continue to fight until victory."
Chairman of the State Camp, Minister Benny Gantz:
"During the day tour of the 162nd Division headquarters, we received harsh news about the fall of Gal, the son of my friend Gadi Eisenkot.
Gal did not hesitate and enlisted in the reserves for the country he was raised to love all his life, and which he loved with every fiber of his soul.
Together with all the people of Israel, I send great support to Gadi and the entire family, and a big hug. We are all obligated to continue fighting for the sacred cause in whose name Gal fell.
Capricorn, we've known each other for decades. For you, home is the pattern of the country's native landscape. I know how strong you are. How united your family is. How you always look after everyone's home, and also your personal home. It will be the same now, I'm sure. You will look after the family, and you will all keep each other strong.
May the memory of Gal and the memory of all those who fell in the battle for our home be blessed.
In his name as well, in their name, we continue our mission."
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen: "I send my heartfelt condolences to Minister Gadi Eisenkot on the fall of his son Gal in the battles in Gaza. Just two days ago, I comforted Ilan Hamami, the father of Col. Assaf Hamami, who told me how much Gadi's consolation strengthened him. Unfortunately, today bereavement reached Gadi's home as well. Eisenkot dedicated his life to the security of the state, and now he has sacrificed what is dearest to him. The heart is broken. May Gal's memory be blessed."
Hili Tropper: "In every conversation with Gadi Eizenkot in recent weeks, we talked, of course, about the war and the dilemmas it entails, but very quickly we turned to talking about his sons who went to war.
Yesterday, too, he told me about a wave that had entered deep into Gaza.
He was so proud of him. And cared for him so much.
Behind every great war there is the individual son.
Anyone who knows Gadi knows that he is an honest man as a ruler, with the highest ethics and a passion for personal example. This is how he behaved all his life, this is how he educated his children.
Gal, who was killed this morning, went out to fight for what he believed in and for what he was educated in in the Eisenkot family home, and paid for it with his life.
When we made a cabinet decision on the ground operation, including the dangers involved, we made a decision that affects countless families in Israel, including our own family.
When the plans were approved, Gantz, Eisenkot and my family members went through the minds of them, who are expected to implement the plans. who will risk their lives.
Gadi himself was on patrol with the forces near Gaza just as his son was fighting inside and being killed.
Only in small, Zionist Israel is this possible. A father who makes a decision that means risking his son's life and a son who leaves everything and goes to fight for the homeland. Is there greater martyrdom than this?
Gadi, my brother and wife, condolences and a big hug, and may the memory of Gal be blessed."
Yair Lapid: "This photo. That hug. Father and son. Both are in uniform. They are both soldiers of this country. They both answer the call, come when needed, do what they have to do. The fate of an entire country in one embrace. Gadi, Hannah, we cry with you."
Meirav Ben-Ari: "My good friend, my former commander, shares in your deep sorrow, my condolences to you, Hannah and the children. I have no words. Just a deep, great sadness."
Michal Waldiger: "I share in the immense sorrow of the Eizenkot and Hitz families over the death of their sons in the just and necessary struggle for our country, our state and the security of us all. May their memory be blessed."
Danny Danon: "Shocked and saddened by the death of Gal Eisenkot, the heroic son of Minister Gadi Eisenkot, who fell in battle in Gaza. From heaven you will be comforted."
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