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Netanyahu rival Eisenkot secures broad backing in bid to form government

France 246 November 2026, 10:02 UTCFrance

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he will announce on Sunday, November 8, whom he will task with trying to form a new government, after the opposition's Gadi Eisenkot secured a commanding number of recommendations to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert has more.

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