# Israeli president picks Netanyahu rival Gadi Eisenkot to form government

https://mins.news/en/video/134027

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-11-07 20:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kogilWtkbZ8

> Israeli President Isaac Herzog has chosen opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot to form a new government. The October election was inconclusive, leaving both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival short of a parliamentary majority.

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