Political Turmoil in Israel: Netanyahu Faces Challenges as Eisenkot Gains Support for Premiership

11/02/2026

In an X post on Sunday, Bennett announced that the faction will recommend Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog to form the next government.

11/02/2026

Party leaders will make competing cases to the Israeli president for either Benjamin Netanyahu or Gadi Eisenkot to get the first chance to build a governing coalition.

11/02/2026

The development comes as Israeli President Isaac Herzog has urged political leaders to accept the election results and find creative solutions to prevent another election

11/02/2026

Some groups stood by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party, but support fell off among others. Turnout was also a striking factor in the election.

11/01/2026

Netanyahu has also shelved attempts to explore possible political arrangements with Naftali Bennett’s Together faction and Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu.

11/01/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu has scored a victory in the Israeli elections but has fallen short of a parliamentary majority. But it could still work in his favour. We discuss this and much more in our...

11/01/2026

After losing ground in Israel’s election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must draw on decades of political capital and reckon with old foes if he is to build a governing coalition.

11/01/2026

"Creative solutions" are needed to prevent another round of elections, Isaac Herzog has stressed, after no faction emerged with an obvious path to power.

10/31/2026

Neither Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's alliance has secured the 61 seats needed for a majority in Israel's parliament. From a national unity government to fresh...

10/31/2026

Israel Election Results 2026 Highlights: Final election results show that Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party won 27 seats, falling short of a majority