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Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed। Benjamin Netanyahu faces a setback as Gadi Eisenkot was tasked to form ইসরায়েল's next governmentEisenkot has 28 days to build a coalition after winning support from 67 lawmakersEisenkot’s bloc includes center-left and Arab parties opposed to Netanyahu’s leadership। How would an Eisenkot বিজয় impact Netanyahu's legal troubles।

Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to retain power suffered a setback as Israeli রাষ্ট্রপতি Isaac Herzog tasked former army chief and head of the Yashar party Gadi Eisenkot with forming the country's next সরকার, following an নির্বাচন that left no bloc with a clear majority.। Backed by 67 lawmakers, Eisenkot now has 28 days to build a coalition and potentially unseat ইসরায়েল's longest-serving প্রধানমন্ত্রী.। Herzog made the call after meeting the parties in the Knesset, ইসরায়েল's 120-seat সংসদ. The October 27 নির্বাচন left the country with a split result and no bloc anywhere near a majority. Eisenkot now gets the first shot at a coalition, and with it a chance to end Netanyahu's long hold on Israeli politics.।

The mandate will be handed over at a ceremony at the রাষ্ট্রপতি's Residence in Jerusalem on Sunday, November 8, at 5 pm local time. Herzog also spoke with Netanyahu and Eisenkot before deciding, and told both men he planned to pick Eisenkot.। The consultations weren't close. Sixty-seven lawmakers recommended Eisenkot. Forty-six backed Netanyahu. Seven recommended no one.। Eisenkot's 67 break down like this: 48 from the Change Bloc, seven from the Arab party Ra'am and 12 from the Joint List. Netanyahu got his right-wing and religious allies. The seven members of United Torah Judaism (UTJ) sat it out.।

That says something. Netanyahu is still a heavyweight, but more lawmakers were willing to back an alternative under Eisenkot than to stand behind him.। Still, recommendations aren't a majority you can govern with.। Eisenkot is a former ইসরায়েল Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff who went into politics in 2022. He became Netanyahu's main rival in this নির্বাচন, running a campaign that pulled in parties from the centre-left to the right. What held them together, mostly, was opposition to Netanyahu.।

His Yashar party finished second with 21 seats, and the wider Change Bloc won 48. The two Arab-led factions, which together took a record 19 seats, recommended him to Herzog. Their votes decided it.। Now comes the hard part. The Arab parties say they'd back an alternative to Netanyahu from outside the সরকার rather than join it. Even so, relying on them is touchy, and several parties in Eisenkot's own camp don't want to depend on Arab lawmakers to get there.। The ultra-Orthodox parties could matter too. UTJ's refusal to recommend Netanyahu opens a door, though fights over military conscription could slam it shut again.।

Eisenkot has a few paths. He could lead a minority সরকার propped up by Arab lawmakers from the outside, cut a deal with the ultra-Orthodox parties, or aim for a broader national unity সরকার. Each one has its problems.। Netanyahu hasn't conceded. The caretaker প্রধানমন্ত্রী is still pushing for a national unity সরকার, and he's warned against any সরকার that relies on Arab-led parties, calling them supporters of terrorism. It's one of the sharpest divides in the post-নির্বাচন talks.। Eisenkot's party fired back, criticising Netanyahu for painting Arab lawmakers as a security threat. It also urged Likud members to rethink their alliance with far-right partners.।

All of this plays out against deep splits over the গাজা war, national security, the future of the military and Netanyahu's leadership itself.। Eisenkot sat briefly in Netanyahu's wartime cabinet after Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, then went back to the opposition. He's since become one of Netanyahu's loudest critics over how the war was রান, and he's ruled out serving in any সরকার Netanyahu leads. His security record has been the backbone of his pitch. If he pulls it off, he'd be ইসরায়েল's first Mizrahi প্রধানমন্ত্রী, from the community with roots in the Middle East and North Africa.। Once he formally accepts the mandate from Herzog, Eisenkot has 28 days to put together a coalition. The রাষ্ট্রপতি can add 14 more if needed.।

If he can't do it, the mandate could go to someone else who might be able to win enough support. Netanyahu could get another turn, depending on how things play out. And if attempt after attempt fails, ইসরায়েল could be heading to another নির্বাচন, possibly in early 2027.। For now, Herzog's choice is a big moment. Netanyahu, the longest-serving প্রধানমন্ত্রী in ইসরায়েল's history, now faces the real possibility of losing office after his coalition lost its majority.। Eisenkot's job is just as tough. Winning 67 recommendations was the easy bit. Building a coalition that survives its first real argument will be much harder.।

The question is no longer just whether Netanyahu can hang on. It's whether the forces that united against him can agree on what to do next.।