PoliticsGadi Eisenkot reaches out to Netanyahu allies as he seeks to form government

Israel’s former military chief Gadi Eisenkot received a 28-day mandate from President Isaac Herzog to form a government, despite his bloc lacking a clear majority. He approached Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies and said the prime minister had brought Israel into a historic crisis, with the country nearing a “point of no return.”

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TThe Guardian★★★★☆2026-11-08 17:53Original