📰 3 sources 6 articles · 4 Nov 2026, 10:24 → 50 minutes ago

Herzog begins consultations to form Israeli government with 26th Knesset parties

Israeli President Isaac Herzog began consultations with parties elected to the 26th Knesset to designate a candidate to form the government. During the consultations, Moshe Feiglin, head of the Identity party, recommended Benjamin Netanyahu, while the United List announced support for Ghadi Eisenkot and recommended him to Herzog. Reports point to the absence of a decisive majority and consultations lasting two days.

📍 Where things stand: Herzog's consultations with the parties continue to determine who will be tasked with forming the government, after Feiglin recommended Netanyahu and the United Party recommended Eisenkot, amid talk of no decisive majority.

⏱️ Timeline

4 Nov 2026, 10:24 Israeli President Isaac Herzog began a round of consultations with parties elected to the 26th Knesset, preparatory to tasking one of the candidates with forming the government.
4 Nov 2026, 20:59 Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Moshe Feiglin, head of the "Identity" party, recommended to President Isaac Herzog that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu form the next government, within the government-formation consultations.
5 Nov 2026, 05:19 Israel began government-formation consultations, with Ghadi Eisenkot ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu, after the "United List" announced its support for him.
5 Nov 2026, 10:04 President Isaac Herzog began consultations lasting two days to determine whom he will task with forming the government, amid the absence of a decisive majority and Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence on remaining in power. Expert Amir Makhoul expected Ghadi Eisenkot to advance in the consultations, noting that the main obstacle lies in the possibility of an understanding with Likud to distance Netanyahu, with warnings about the implications of American shifts for Israel.
5 Nov 2026, 13:06 Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the United Party recommended to President Isaac Herzog the nomination of Ghadi Eisenkot to form the government.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Emphases differed between following the procedural steps and party recommendations, highlighting the competition between Eisenkot and Netanyahu, and focusing on the context of the consultations, political analysis and regional concerns.

المترجم احمد المقادمة Focused on the procedural steps of the consultations, opening with Herzog starting his meetings, then citing Yedioth Ahronoth on Feiglin recommending Netanyahu and the United Party recommending Eisenkot.
Lebanon24 Opened with Israel beginning government-formation consultations and highlighted Eisenkot ahead of Netanyahu after the United List announced its support for him.
Lebanon Debate Focused on the two-day duration of the consultations, the absence of a decisive majority and Netanyahu's insistence on power, and cited expert Amir Makhoul expecting Eisenkot to advance while discussing the obstacle of understanding with Likud and warnings about American shifts.

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

المترجم احمد المقادمةLebanon24Lebanon Debatelebanon debate