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Israel's Government-Formation Consultations After the 26th Knesset Elections

Israel is holding consultations to form a government after the 26th Knesset elections, with President Isaac Herzog meeting elected parties to task a candidate with forming the government. The consultations have seen Ghadi Eisenkot ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu, with the United List, the Joint Arab List and Yesh Atid backing his tasking, and reports that he secured 67 MK recommendations against 46 for Netanyahu. Herzog is expected to announce the tasked MK on Sunday.

📍 Where things stand: Israelis await President Isaac Herzog's Sunday announcement of the MK tasked with forming the government, after Eisenkot said he was making progress and reports said he had 67 MK recommendations against 46 for Netanyahu.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2026, 10:24 Israeli President Isaac Herzog began consultations with parties elected to the 26th Knesset, preparatory to tasking one of the candidates with forming the government.
  2. 4 Nov 2026, 20:59 Yediot Ahronoth reported that Moshe Feiglin, head of the Identity party, recommended to President Herzog that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu form the next government, within the government-formation consultations.
  3. 5 Nov 2026, 05:19 A report said government-formation consultations had begun and that Ghadi Eisenkot was ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu after the United List announced its support for him.
  4. 5 Nov 2026, 10:04 Herzog began two-day consultations to determine whom he would task with forming the government, amid the absence of a decisive majority and Netanyahu's insistence on remaining in power. Expert Amir Makhoul expected Eisenkot to lead, noting that the main obstacle was the possibility of understanding with Likud on sidelining Netanyahu.
  5. 5 Nov 2026, 16:12 Israeli media reported that Ghadi Eisenkot would receive the recommendations of 67 Knesset members to task him with forming the government, against 46 recommendations for Benjamin Netanyahu.
  6. 5 Nov 2026, 17:27 Reports said the Joint Arab List informed the Israeli president of its support for Eisenkot to form the next Israeli government.
  7. 5 Nov 2026, 22:09 Yesh Atid announced that it had obtained a majority of party recommendations to task Eisenkot with forming the government.
  8. 6 Nov 2026, 07:46 A Lebanon Debate report covered an article by journalist Nadav Eyal in Yediot Ahronoth saying Eisenkot sought to form a government as quickly as possible, even if he led a minority government relying on Arab parties abstaining from voting against it, after receiving recommendations from a large number of parliamentary blocs and an expected official tasking from Herzog during the coming week, amid divisions within the anti-Netanyahu camp.
  9. 6 Nov 2026, 17:32 Ghadi Eisenkot said he was making progress in his efforts to form a government succeeding Netanyahu's, expecting President Herzog to task him with the mission. Herzog announced he would announce on Sunday the name of the MK tasked with forming the new government, noting that 67 MKs supported tasking Eisenkot.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Coverage varied between focusing on the formal consultations, recommendation counts and Arab party support for Eisenkot, and focusing on the negotiations, Netanyahu's insistence on staying in power and the possibility of a minority government.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.
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📰 All coverage

📅 2026-11-06
MTV Lebanon 17:32
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lebanon debate 16:08
Eisenkot: Significant progress in consultations to form the new Israeli government
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Lebanon Debate 07:46
Report: Eisenkot Nears Forming Government as Netanyahu Fights for Survival
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lebanon debate 07:05
"Eisenkot approaches power"... Netanyahu fights for survival!
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📅 2026-11-05
lebanon debate 22:09
Yashar Party Announces It Has Secured Majority of Party Recommendations to Task Eisenkot with Forming Government
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Lebanon Debate 21:02
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Lebanon Debate 21:02
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lebanon debate 20:37
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MTV Lebanon 20:14
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lebanon debate 18:00
Joint Arab List: We informed the Israeli President of our support for Eisenkot to form the government
The Joint Arab List announced that it informed the Israeli President of its support for Eisenkot to form the next Israeli government, without further details.
lebanon debate 17:27
Joint Arab List informs Israeli president of support for Eisenkot to form next Israeli government
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lebanon debate 16:12
Israeli media: Eisenkot will receive recommendations from 67 Knesset members to form a government, versus 46 for Netanyahu
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المترجم احمد المقادمة 13:06
Yedioth Ahronoth: United Party recommends Eisenkot to Israeli President Herzog to form government
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Lebanon Debate 10:04
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Lebanon24 05:19
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Israel has begun government formation consultations, with Eisenkot ahead of Netanyahu, after the 'United' list announced its support for him.
📅 2026-11-04
المترجم احمد المقادمة 20:59
Feiglin Recommends Netanyahu to Form the Next Israeli Government
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المترجم احمد المقادمة 10:24
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