Politics● Elevated33m ago · Nov 8, 2026, 8:47 AM
Israel’s president picks Netanyahu rival Gadi Eisenkot to form government
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Independent World · Middle East
The deadlocked election had left neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his strongest rival, Gadi Eisenkot, with a clear path to power
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