Netanyahu: Eizenkot worked to block Iran's military entrenchment in Syria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Sunday the outgoing Israeli military chief, Gadi Eisenkot.

"Today we take our leave from IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot. Gadi, on Tuesday you will complete 40 years of dedicated service in the IDF, four of them as Chief of Staff. During this time we worked together against varied threats in order to build up Israel's security.

In achieving these goals, the IDF—under your command—worked with exceptional cooperation with all of the security arms: the Shin Bet, Mossad, Israel Police and other bodies," said Netanyahu. "We worked with impressive success to block Iran's military entrenchment in Syria. In this framework, the IDF attacked Iranian and Hezbollah targets hundreds of times."