Herzog assigned Eisenkot the mandate to form the next government.
President Yitzhak Herzog officially charged Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Ishar party! And for the former chief of staff, the task of forming the next government after the elections in October.
Binyamin Netanyahu remains prime minister until a new government is formed that wins a vote of confidence. Eisenkot lasts 28 days, with the possibility of an extension of another 14 days.