# Israel’s president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government

https://mins.news/en/item/134085

- BBC News, 2026-11-07 22:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy8367lj5xlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor that of his rival won a majority in last week’s election. Israel’s president has tasked opposition leader Eisenkot with forming a government.

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