4 hours ago · Israel
Israel's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. BBC News World, The Hill, Dawn, NPR News, Middle East Eye, and South China Morning Post Asia are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Israel. The first report grouped here was at 7 Nov 2026, 20:05 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Israel's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Neither PM Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor that of his rival secured a majority in last week's election.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Israel’s president taps Eisenkot to form government, in setback for Netanyahu
- Picked up by Middle East Eye
Israel's president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to try to form new government
- Picked up by The Hill
Israeli president picks Netanyahu’s rival Eisenkot to form new government
- Picked up by BBC News World
Israel's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government
Same story, different outlets
6 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- BBC NewsIsrael's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government
- The HillIsraeli president picks Netanyahu’s rival Eisenkot to form new government
- DawnIsraeli president picks Netanyahu's rival Gadi Eisenkot to try to form government
- NPRIsrael's president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu
- Middle East EyeIsrael's president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to try to form new government
- South China Morning PostIsrael’s president taps Eisenkot to form government, in setback for Netanyahu