Israeli opposition leader Eisenkot begins the hard work of forging a coalition government

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog has tasked former military chief Gadi Eisenkot with trying to form a government. With no clear parliamentary majority and divided smaller parties, assembling a coalition is expected to be difficult.

Israel's ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot was tapped by President Isaac Herzog to try to form a government Sunday evening. But his lack of a clear majority in parliament will make trying to forge a coalition alongside the country's divided minor parties an uphill struggle.