The Washington Post: The President of Israel (Yitzhak Herzog) appointed Gadi Eisenkot, a former champion and opponent of Netanyahu, to form the government. The Guardian: Israel's president invited Gadi Eisenkot to form the government Israeli media reported on Saturday, November 7, that Israel's president, Yitzhak Herzog, appointed Gadi Eisenkot, the main opponent of Benjamin Netanyahu and the former chief of the general staff of the state's army, to try to form a new government. Netanyahu: The government of national unity will eliminate the nuclear threat of the Islamic Republic forever In a video message on Saturday, November 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the establishment of a government of national unity with the participation of all the "National Camp" parties and the Israeli parties, saying that such a government would eliminate the nuclear threat to the Islamic Republic forever.