3 hours agoImage caption, Gadi Eisenkot was once instructed of his son’s accidents whilst visiting a military base (document picture)The son of Israel’s former military leader Gadi Eisenkot, who’s lately a minister within the nation’s warfare cupboard, has been killed in Gaza, the army says.It says 25-year-old Main Gal Eisenkot died in northern Gaza on Thursday.Israeli media say Maj Eisenkot was once badly injured after a tunnel shaft exploded and later died in health facility.PM Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned he and his spouse have been “broken-hearted”, and that Gal Eisenkot was once a “true hero”.In his remark, Mr Netanyahu added: “Our heroes have now not fallen in useless. We can proceed to struggle till victory.”Gadi Eisenkot, 63, is a battle-hardened retired basic who served as Israel’s leader of the overall group of workers from 2015-19.A lawmaker from the Nationwide Team spirit celebration, he’s additionally a present member of Mr Netanyahu’s emergency govt arrange after Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 other folks and taking about 240 hostages.Israel has answered through bombarding Gaza from the air and launching a flooring invasion. Hamas officers in Gaza say it has killed greater than 17,000 other folks, principally civilians, with 1000’s extra lacking below rubble.Mr Eisenkot was once knowledgeable about his son’s accidents as he was once visiting the Israel Protection Forces’ (IDF) Southern Command, native media reported.Plenty of Israeli govt officers and lawmakers additionally despatched their condolences to the Eisenkot circle of relatives.”This picture. This hug. A father and his son. Each in uniform. Each infantrymen on this nation,” Mr Lapid wrote. “They each reply to the decision and display up when they are wanted, doing no matter they want to do. The destiny of a complete country in a single hug.”The IDF additionally mentioned that any other soldier – named as Sgt Maj Jonathan David Deitch, 34 – was once killed in southern Gaza on Thursday.Extra on Israel-Gaza warfare