Urgent: Netanyahu's rival set to be tasked with forming gov't after Arab party endorsement-Xinhua

Urgent: Netanyahu's rival set to be tasked with forming gov't after Arab party endorsement

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-11-05 22:50:15

JERUSALEM, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot is expected to be tasked with forming a government after the Arab Joint List announced on Thursday it would recommend him for prime minister, widening his lead over incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in presidential nominations. ■