Netanyahu calls for a unity government after the Israeli president tasks Eisenkot with forming one.
Netanyahu said that Likud received the largest number of votes, ahead of the next party by a quarter of a million, and that he is ready to negotiate with any party to form a government. According to him, the government must not rely on Hamas supporters and must include the ultra-orthodox parties and all other Israeli parties. Eisenkot rejected any coalition with Netanyahu or a so-called unity government.