Israeli president picks Netanyahu's rival Eisenkot to try to form government

France 24 · FRANCE 24 · 2026-11-07 19:37 UTC

Israeli President Isaac Herzog picked former military chief Gadi Eisenkot to try to form a government, he said in a statement Saturday. Last month's parliamentary elections left neither Eisenkot nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a clear path to building a majority.

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