# Eisenkot open to Netanyahu joining Israel’s next government

https://mins.news/en/item/134703

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-08 18:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/8/israels-president-tasks-eisenkot-to-form-new-coalition-government?traffic_source=rss

> President Isaac Herzog has formally tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government. Eisenkot said he would consider including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies in the coalition, and has six weeks to assemble a government.

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