{
  "id": 18055609,
  "title": "Israel president opens talks as rivals struggle to form government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/israel-president-opens-talks-as-rivals-struggle-to-form-government",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T02:30:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/israel-president-opens-talks-rivals-struggle-form-government"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israel's president begins deliberations on Wednesday on whom to task to form a government, with neither veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor rival Gadi Eisenkot holding enough seats after a divisive election. President Isaac Herzog holds a largely ceremonial role, but carries the decisive vote on who will have the first chance to try to be prime minister -- a process that could last…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Israel president to open talks on government formation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/israel-president-to-open-talks-on-government-formation",
        "published": "2026-11-04T01:47:35.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}