Israel president taps Eisenkot to form new government

Israel's president announced Saturday he would task Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government following an election, in what Netanyahu's rivals see as a first step to remove the country's longest-serving prime minister. The opposition bloc led by Eisenkot, a former military chief and political newcomer who has …

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