Gadi Eizenkot given mandate to form Israel's next government after elections

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has assigned Gadi Eizenkot, the former military chief, the responsibility of forming the next government. This move marks a challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the October 27 elections, with Eizenkot securing support from 67 lawmakers against Netanyahu’s 46. Eizenkot has 28 days, extendable by 14, to assemble a coalition and plans to establish a national emergency government guided by four main principles.