In the Oct 27 election, neither side secured a majority in a country deeply polarised by Netanyahu's hard-right rule and worn down by three years of war.

Israel's president has announced he will task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government following last week's election, in what Benjamin Netanyahu's rivals see as a first step to remove the country's longest-serving prime minister.

Arab-led parties have endorsed Gadi Eisenkot despite his ruling out a coalition with them. Their support is driven by a shared goal: removing Benjamin Netanyahu from power. But could these parties ultimately…

Israel's former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has begun the tough task of forming a government, reaching out to Benjamin Netanyahu's allies as he warned the veteran prime minister had brought the country to a historic crisis.

Israeli president asks Gadi Eisenkot to try to form a government after a deadlocked election, as Netanyahu fights to stay in office. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Eisenkot is now a step closer to ousting Israel’s longest-serving premier.

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog has given opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government.

Serious and unassuming, Eisenkot is in many ways the opposite of PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog gave opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government on Sunday evening. After the formal announcement, Eisenkot, wh...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog says he's giving opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition following elections on Oct. 27.

The language echoed far-right politicians who claim parts of Europe have come under Islamic law. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Across Israel people are divided over President Herzog’s decision to pick Gadi Eisenkot to lead country’s next government. But one thing everyone can agree on is that it forming a new government won't be easy.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz renewed charges that Iran -- attacked twice since last year in major Israeli-US bombing campaigns -- is pursuing nuclear weapons, a claim that Tehran denies.

Eisenkot faces a difficult path to form Israel’s next government as Netanyahu fights to keep power after the election. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the country's mission against Iran remained unfinished and warned Hezbollah against joining renewed hostilities. His remarks linked national security policy to Israel's political uncertainty and continued military presence across three neighbouring territories.

Tel Aviv: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Sunday reiterated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call for national unity amid the ongoing war with