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Can Netanyahu launch a strike on Iran before he leaves?
PM’s caretaker government can legally go to war, though it would likely inflame domestic divisions.
Benjamin Netanyahu
![Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Abdel-Malek was killed in an Israeli attack on Tuesday, less than a week after playing in the Thousand Martyrs Cup, a tournament honouring athletes and sports officials killed in three years of genocidal war. [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/image-1794429857.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)
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Israel’s president picks Eisenkot over Netanyahu to form next government
Isaac Herzog formally gives Gadi Eisenkot 28 days to secure 61 Knesset seats and replace Netanyahu as prime minister.
![Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party [File: Shir Torem/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/2026-10-27T234936Z_337143780_RC2ZBOAVPW2L_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-ELECTION-1794082454.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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President Herzog faces key choice as Israel struggles to form government
Eisenkot’s bloc and Arab-led parties seek to oust Netanyahu, but failure to form government could leave him in power.
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Israel’s President Herzog to name candidate to form government on Sunday
Announcement comes after majority of Israeli lawmakers endorse Eisenkot over Netanyahu.
The blame game: How the US midterm shock is shaping Israel’s race for PM
The Republican midterm rout is helping shape who leads Israel next, as Netanyahu’s US ties turn toxic.
From: NewsFeed
Bishara: US election deals a blow to warmongers
Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara says the US election is a setback for warmongers.
Published On 5 Nov 2026
From: NewsFeed
Jerusalem Daily: Settler pogroms in Hebron
Israel’s president consults party leaders on forming a government, as Israeli forces attack Palestinians in Gaza.
Published On 5 Nov 2026
Israel’s opposition slams ‘toxic Netanyahu’ after Democrats win US Congress
Netanyahu’s rivals say US midterm results show Israel ‘cannot afford’ to have the prime minister remain in office.
Israel’s Herzog accepts vote results, opens talks on forming a government
Move deals blow to Netanyahu’s efforts to discredit the elections, in which he and his allies lost their majority.
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Netanyahu bet on Trump – but both lost
Israel’s political establishment grapples with US voter rejection of White House ally and own contribution towards it.
![US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US [File: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-18T155301Z_1509213277_RC2KQIA83EQP_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-ELECTION-TRUMP-1-1792964960.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Israel’s election commission rejects Likud’s fraud claims, confirms results
Netanyahu’s allies refuse to back the result, as President Herzog begins talks on who should form the next government.
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