Israel’s president said that Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of the opposition bloc, will get the first chance to form a government, after more members of parliament backed him than Binyamin Netanyahu. Neither Mr Eisenkot’s centrist coalition nor Mr Netanyahu’s right-wing one secured an outright majority in Israel’s election last month,

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Gadi Eisenkot secured 67 Knesset endorsements over Benjamin Netanyahu, but deep coalition divisions over Arab parties and conscription cloud his path.

Israel's president chose Gadi Eisenkot, Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlock. Revisit his career