# Israel: Eisenkot officially tasked with forming a government

https://mins.news/en/item/134566

- DW, 2026-11-08 15:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/israel-eisenkot-officially-tasked-with-forming-a-government/a-79891422?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> President Isaac Herzog has formally asked centrist Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot to try to form a government. Eisenkot has 28 days to assemble a coalition to replace Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, with a possible 14-day extension. He said he would seek to establish a national emergency government.

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