Israel president taps Eisenkot to form new government

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Israel's president asked Gadi Eisenkot to form a new government after the Oct. 27 election produced no majority. The country remains deeply polarised after years of Netanyahu's hard-right rule and three years of war.

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.