Jerusalem Daily: Eisenkot picked over Netanyahu to form government
Israel’s president picks Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, passing over Benjamin Netanyahu after inconclusive elections. In Gaza, the first winter storm flooded 70,000 tents sheltering displaced Palestinians. Al Jazeera’s Nour Hegazy has the latest.
Israel's president asked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the next gov't over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel's president has chosen Gadi Eisenkot, Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlocked election.
Knesset has been deadlocked since election last month when Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition lost its majority Israel’s president has chosen Gadi Eisenkot, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest rival, to try to form a new government, following a deadlocked election that left neither man with a clear path to power. Isaac Herzog’s office said he had informed Eisenkot, the leader of the Yashar party, on Saturday night “of his intention to task him with forming a government” Continue reading...
Former military chief says prime minister brought Israel to historic crisis and it is approaching ‘point of no return’ Israel’s former military chief Gadi Eisenkot started the tough task of forming a government on Sunday, reaching out to Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies as he said the veteran prime minister had brought the country to a historic crisis. Eisenkot, 66, the leader of the Yashar party, who has vowed to bridge Israel’s deep polarisation under Netanyahu, formally received a mandate from the president, Isaac Herzog, who gave him 28 days to form a government despite his bloc lacking a clear
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has chosen opposition leader and former military chief, Gadi Eisenkot, to form a new government following an election that left both his camp and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition short of a parliamentary majority. Herzog’s office announced on Saturday night that the president had informed Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, of his intention to give him the mandate to form a government.
The leader of the Israeli opposition bloc Gadi Eisenkot vowed on Saturday he would make every effort to form a new government, after President Isaac Herzog chose him for the task over incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. I will do everything to ensure we are worthy,” Eisenkot wrote on X in his first reaction to the announcement of his designation.