Eisenkot got the numbers, but can he keep Netanyahu away? The leader of the Ishr Party, Gadi Eisenkot, obtained 67 recommendations from members of the incoming Knesset to receive the mandate to form the next government of "Israel", a greater amount than Benjamin Netanyahu's 46 approvals. The change came after the Arab-led joint list unanimously supported Eisenkot, while Torah Judaism refrained from recommending either candidate. However, President Yitzhak Herzog will not assign the mandate until Sunday, saying that he intends to hold further consultations with the party leaders. Although Eisenkot now has the largest number of recommendations for a candidate since 2015, the endorsements do not guarantee that the parties supporting him meanwhile, a senior Rabbi of Shas urged Eisenkot to form a rotation government with Netanyahu, alongside ultra-orthodox and religious Zionist parties, adding another complication to efforts to replace the incumbent government.

Eisenkot got the numbers, but can he keep Netanyahu away? The leader of the Ishr Party, Gadi Eisenkot, obtained 67 recommendations from members of the incoming Knesset to receive the mandate to form the next government of "Israel", a greater amount than Benjamin Netanyahu's 46 approvals. The change came after the Arab-led joint list unanimously supported Eisenkot, while Torah Judaism refrained from recommending either candidate. However, President Yitzhak Herzog will not assign the mandate until Sunday, saying that he intends to hold further consultations with the party leaders. Although Eisenkot now has the largest number of recommendations for a candidate since 2015, the endorsements do not guarantee that the parties supporting him meanwhile, a senior Rabbi of Shas urged Eisenkot to form a rotation government with Netanyahu, alongside ultra-orthodox and religious Zionist parties, adding another complication to efforts to replace the incumbent government.