Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government

Knesset has been deadlocked since election last month when Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition lost its majority

Israel’s president has ⁠chosen Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ⁠strongest rival, to ⁠try to ​form a new government, Israeli media has ⁠reported, following a deadlocked election that left neither man ⁠with a clear path to power.

Isaac Herzog informed the leader of the Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot, of his intention to task him with forming a government,” Herzog’s office said, adding that the formal appointment would take place in an official ceremony on Sunday at the president’s residence in Jerusalem.