Israeli President Isaac Herzog has just officially entrusted Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot with the task of forming a new government after the October 27 elections. The ceremony takes place at the presidential residence in Jerusalem and is broadcast live. Eisenkot now has 28 days, under the Basic Law, to form a new executive. If more time is needed, the president may grant an extension of up to a further 14 days.
«Israel – said Gadi Eisenkot after receiving the task of forming the new government from President Herzog – is in a moment of emergency, there are open war fronts and not all objectives have been achieved. We are in one of the most fragile moments that Israeli democracy has ever known due to the delegitimization against the institutions of the state that has brought us to a dangerous point. This is why there is great urgency for new leadership that we can trust.”