Eisenkot chosen over Netanyahu to form Israel’s next government

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 7, 2026Country: Israel

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Eisenkot chosen over Netanyahu to form Israel’s next government

Israel’s president asked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government, choosing him over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The decision comes as different political parties have united in opposition to Netanyahu. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh explains how that opposition brought the parties together.

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