The President of Israel, Yitzhak Herzog, on Sunday officially handed over the task of forming the new government to Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of the government's opposition, and emphasized in reference to the war with the Islamic Republic of Iran: "Iran has not stopped its threats even for a moment, and this issue must be dealt with immediately."
Eisenkot also announced at this ceremony that he is confident that a new government can be formed quickly with a significant majority in the Knesset. He added that Israel cannot waste time or enter a new round of endless elections.
Eisenkot also announced that he would lead the establishment of a national emergency government in the mandate he received.
The chairman of the opposition of the Israeli government also said that members of the Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu and the religious Israeli party led by Bezalel Smotrich can also be present in the new government, provided they support the government led by him and the principles he presented.
Eisenkot said that he sees no reason why these two parties, if they really believe in the necessity of unity, would not support the establishment of a government headed by him.