Israel: After Designation, Eisenkot Vows To ‘Do Everything’ To Form Government

The leader of the Israeli opposition bloc Gadi Eisenkot vowed on Saturday he would make every effort to form a new government, after President Isaac Herzog chose him for the task over incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Now is the time to form a national emergency government. I will do everything to ensure we are worthy,” Eisenkot wrote on X in his first reaction to the announcement of his designation. AFP