Herzog affida il governo a Eisenkot, incarico domani alle 17

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has decided to task Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, with forming a new government. Herzog will officially appoint Eisenkot tomorrow at 5 PM at the presidential residence. During consultations, political forces representing 67 Knesset members recommended Eisenkot, while those representing 46 members supported outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A group of seven Knesset members chose not to endorse any candidate.