The President of Israel, Yitzhak Herzog, gave the leader of the Israr opposition party, Gadi Eisenkot, a mandate to form a new government following the parliamentary elections held on October 27.
According to Israeli law, from the moment the mandate was handed over, the countdown began for 28 days, during which Eisenkot must secure the support of the majority of the 120-seat Knesset (parliament) and form a ruling coalition.
The day before it became known that the establishment of the Israeli government would be entrusted to Eisenkot. He is the main competitor of the current Prime Minister Netanyahu in the last elections.