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Eisenkot gets nod to form Israeli government

Israel's new parliament will be sworn on Tuesday, November 10, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to lose his majority as rival Gadi Eisenkot works to form a new government.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 4 sources•1 min read•Updated November 10, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC
Key points
  • Benjamin Netanyahu's main political rival, Gadi Eisenkot, has first chance to build a new government and oust the prime minister.
  • Netanyahu and his Cabinet will remain in office in a caretaker capacity, with limited powers, until a coalition is formed.

Israel's new parliament is set to be sworn in Tuesday with opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot aiming to build a coalition after receiving a mandate to form a government.

Israel’s president tapped Gadi Eisenkot to try to form the country’s next government, kicking off a tortuous negotiating process that could oust long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Additional details
  • While Eisenkot and Netanyahu differ in style and substance, both men reflect the “ monolithically anti-Palestinian stance that dominates Israeli politics,” an International Crisis Group expert told Le Monde.
  • The opposition hopes to use its newfound legislative power to move quickly on key priorities, including a commission to investigate security failures under Netanyahu that allowed the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas.
  • It follows an election two weeks ago in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc lost ground.
  • FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky has more.

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