# Netanyahu and Eisenkot vie to form government after Israel election deadlock

https://mins.news/en/video/118625

- France 24 English, 2026-10-28 07:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqrqKttDOWo

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot both pledged on Wednesday to form a government after an election left neither bloc with a parliamentary majority. Turnout hit a record after a divisive campaign centred on the October 7, 2023 attack, while Arab Israeli parties made significant gains.

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