Rivlin: Eisenkot was a first class strategist during "war between wars"

President Reuven Rivlin told outgoing Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, Sunday evening, "Over the four years of your term, you were everyone’s Chief of Staff - soldier, commander, statesman, modest, brave, responsible, a first rate strategist and a people person."

Speaking at a farewell ceremony, Rivlin continued, "Over the last four years there were no wars, but the IDF under your command never ceased fighting. It fought on all borders, in all sectors, without pause: in Gaza, in Judea and Samaria, in the Golan Heights, on the Lebanese border, against targets near and far."