Herzog taps Eisenkot to form Israel’s next government

Herzog taps Eisenkot to form Israel’s next government

Israeli President Isaac Herzog gave opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the first mandate to form a government after the inconclusive October twenty-seventh election, dealing a setback to Benjamin Netanyahu. Eisenkot has twenty-eight days to assemble a majority, with Arab-led and ultra-Orthodox parties likely pivotal, as the former military chief seeks to replace Israel’s longest-serving prime minister.

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