Israel’s president Herzog tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government

Israel’s president says he will task opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new coalition government. Isaac Herzog has been holding talks with political parties after neither Eisenkot’s bloc nor that of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a majority in Israel’s parliament, known as the Knesset, following last week’s election. Eisenkot will now have 28 days to try to form a new administration, with a potential 14-day extension. “Now is the time to form a national emergency government. I will do everything to ensure we are worthy,” the former military chief wrote on X. No political party in Israel has