Israeli president Herzog picks Eisenkot to form new government

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has chosen opposition leader and former military chief, Gadi Eisenkot, to form a new government following an election that left both his camp and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition short of a parliamentary majority.

Herzog’s office announced on Saturday night that the president had informed Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, of his intention to give him the mandate to form a government.

The formal appointment is expected to take place at a ceremony at the president’s residence in Jerusalem on Sunday.

“This is the time to establish a national emergency government. I will do anything possible to prove us worthy,” Eisenkot wrote on X f...