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Israeli President Isaac Herzog has given Gadi Eisenkot the opportunity to form a government after the October election. Eisenkot, a former army general, has warned against returning to war unless facing an immediate threat. He holds a significant number of Knesset seats, requiring either Arab party support or defectors from Benjamin Netanyahu's camp to secure a majority. Netanyahu, who remains in office, has called for a national unity government, citing Israel's security challenges, but also sharply attacked the Arab parties, accusing them of supporting terrorism. Eisenkot has called for repairing Israel's standing in the world and investigating security failures under Netanyahu's leadership.
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