Israeli President Isaac Herzog picked former military chief Gadi Eisenkot to try to form a government, he said in a statement Saturday. Last month's parliamentary elections left neither Eisenkot nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a clear path to building a majority.
Source: [France24](https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261107-israeli-president-picks-netanyahu-s-rival-eisenkot-to-try-to-form-government)