at the behest of Herzog; Eisenkot, a fierce opponent of Netanyahu, was appointed to form the government.
At the behest of Yitzhak Herzog, the President of Israel and with the support of 67 members of the Knesset, Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Ishr Party, was officially appointed to form the cabinet so that the opposition coalition to oust Benjamin Netanyahu could enter a new phase.
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