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Politics● Elevated56m ago · Nov 7, 2026, 9:13 PM

Israeli president picks Netanyahu’s rival Eisenkot to form new government

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · Middle East

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has selected Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival, to try to form a new government following the parliamentary elections last month. Netanyahu’s coalition lost its majority in the Oct. 27 elections, and no party received enough seats in the Knesset for a governing majority. The president of Israel has…

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