13 hours ago · Israel
Watch: Israel’s president to select candidate to form government on Sunday
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye and ABC Australia are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Israel. The first report grouped here was at 5 Nov 2026, 20:00 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Watch: Israel’s president to select candidate to form government on Sunday”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Thursday that he will announce his chosen candidate to form a government on Sunday (8 November). Herzog said that the elected parties representing 67 of parliament’s 120 elected lawmakers picked Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, while factions representing 46 lawmakers picked Prime Minister Benjamin…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC Australia
Israel's president set to hand Netanyahu rival first chance to form government
- New development reported by Middle East Eye
Watch: Israel’s president to select candidate to form government on Sunday
Same story, different outlets
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