# Benjamin Netanyahu opposition invited to form Government with hope to end Israel election deadlock

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/benjamin-netanyahu-opposition-invited-to-form-government-with-hope-to-end-israel-election-deadlock/
- Published: 2026-11-08T05:32:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T06:40:21+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/israel-election-benjamin-netanyahu-opposition-gadi-eisenkot-government-deadlock
- Topics: Elections, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Herzog has asked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a government.
- Neither bloc has a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.
- Eisenkot has 28 days to negotiate a coalition.

## Summary

Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, has invited opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a government, opening a possible route out of a political deadlock. Although Benjamin Netanyahu’s alliance won more seats than Eisenkot’s bloc, neither has a majority, so Eisenkot must negotiate support from other parties.

Eisenkot’s Yashar party won 21 seats, and his wider bloc has 48; Netanyahu’s Likud won 27 and his allies 26, giving their alliance 53. Israel’s parliament has 120 seats, while Arab parties hold 19 seats that could prove pivotal. Eisenkot has 28 days, with a possible two-week extension, to assemble a coalition; Netanyahu has warned against a government relying on parties he describes as terrorist supporters.

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