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Eisenkot attacks Netanyahu's speech, calls for an emergency government and cancels a meeting with Likud

Ghadi Eisenkot, head of the Yesh Atid party, said he was committed to forming a national emergency government as soon as possible, then attacked outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the opening of the 26th Knesset, describing it as full of misguidance, division, hatred and shame, and said he was unfit to remain in his post. Against that backdrop, he cancelled a negotiating meeting that had been scheduled with the Likud team.

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📍 Current state: Eisenkot continues to call for a national emergency government and has refused to meet the Likud team following Netanyahu's Knesset speech.

📍 Where things stand: Current state: Eisenkot continues to call for a national emergency government and has refused to meet the Likud team following Netanyahu's Knesset speech.

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10 Nov 2026, 14:52 Ghadi Eisenkot, head of the Yesh Atid party, affirmed his commitment to forming a national emergency government in Israel as soon as possible, without giving further details.
10 Nov 2026, 18:13 Eisenkot said he had listened to outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the opening of the 26th Knesset and described it as full of misguidance, division, hatred and shame, considering that he had misused an official occasion. He stressed that Netanyahu was unfit to remain in his post for even one more minute, called for urgent action to form a national emergency government, and warned that his continued rule divides Israel and endangers its security.
10 Nov 2026, 19:48 Haaretz reported that the Yesh Atid party was due to hold a negotiating meeting tomorrow with the Likud team, but Ghadi Eisenkot ordered it cancelled because of the inciting speech delivered by the outgoing prime minister. In another account, Eisenkot announced he had cancelled a meeting scheduled with the Likud party against the backdrop of the speech, without further details on the reasons.

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

How the sources covered it

Coverage ranged from an expanded account of Eisenkot's remarks and his description of Netanyahu's speech, citing Haaretz on the cancellation of the negotiating meeting, to brief reports that only said Netanyahu was unfit to remain in his post and called for an emergency government.

المترجم احمد المقادمة Provided the most extensive coverage, reporting Eisenkot's description of Netanyahu's speech as "full of misguidance, division, hatred and shame" and citing Haaretz for the cancellation of the negotiating meeting with the Likud team.
lebanon debate Led with Eisenkot's commitment to forming a national emergency government, then reported his warning that Netanyahu's remaining in power endangers Israel's security; in its report on cancelling the Likud meeting it said no details were available on the reasons or the content of the speech.
Lebanon ON Confined itself to saying Eisenkot considered Netanyahu unfit to remain in his post and called for action to form an emergency government, without reporting the description of the speech or the cancellation of the meeting.
aljadeed Its report was the shortest, limited to Eisenkot considering Netanyahu unfit to remain in his post, attributing the information to al-Jadeed channel.