The leader of Israel's Ishar party Gadi Eisenkot leads Benjamin Netanyahu in the number of party recommendations for forming the next government. Eisenkot received recommendations from 67 Knesset representatives, compared to 46 for Netanyahu, after the two Arab lists announced their support for his appointment. The drop in Netanyahu's recommendations comes after his ally, the United Torah Judaism party, which has 7 seats, refrained from supporting any candidate. President Yitzhak Herzog concludes his consultations on Thursday, while Eisenkot's progress on recommendations does not guarantee his success in forming a government that enjoys the confidence of at least 61 deputies.

The leader of Israel's Ishar party Gadi Eisenkot leads Benjamin Netanyahu in the number of party recommendations for forming the next government. Eisenkot received recommendations from 67 Knesset representatives, compared to 46 for Netanyahu, after the two Arab lists announced their support for his appointment. The drop in Netanyahu's recommendations comes after his ally, the United Torah Judaism party, which has 7 seats, refrained from supporting any candidate. President Yitzhak Herzog concludes his consultations on Thursday, while Eisenkot's progress on recommendations does not guarantee his success in forming a government that enjoys the confidence of at least 61 deputies.