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Wednesday 11 November 2026

Eisenkot gets mandate to form Israel's next government

Israel's president gave Gadi Eisenkot the mandate to form a government on 8 November after 67 incoming lawmakers backed him. Netanyahu had 46.

Grace Whitfield Tuesday 10 November 2026, open calendar6 min read

Photo: Yahav Trudler / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, modified.

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Gadi Eisenkot, the former head of Israel's army, now has the job of trying to form Israel's next government. President Isaac Herzog handed him the mandate on Sunday, after 67 of the 120 incoming members of the Knesset recommended him. Only 46 backed Benjamin Netanyahu.

Gadi Eisenkot in a formal portrait photograph — Photo: Yahav Trudler / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, modified.

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