Israeli president taps Eisenkot to form new govt

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Saturday that he will task Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new government following a round of consultations with party leaders in which the opposition bloc leader received a majority of recommendations.

“The President informed the leader of the Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot, of his intention to task him with forming a government,” Herzog’s office said in a statement, adding that the formal appointment would take place in an official ceremony on Sunday at the president’s residence in Jerusalem.

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