# Israeli president officially gives Gadi Eisenkot mandate to form government

https://mins.news/en/video/134588

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-11-08 15:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi5HTGoh0KI

> President Isaac Herzog has formally tasked Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government. Neither Eisenkot nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a parliamentary majority in last month’s election. Eisenkot has 28 days to assemble a coalition, with a possible two-week extension.

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