# Could Israeli opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot replace Benjamin Netanyahu?

https://mins.news/en/video/132438

- France 24 English, 2026-11-06 13:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiKygLmrAgA

> Gadi Eisenkot emerged on November 5 as the leading candidate to be tasked with forming Israel’s government. One of the two main parties representing ultra-Orthodox Jewish voters, a longtime ally of Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, had declined to recommend anyone.

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