{
  "id": 18914690,
  "title": "Israel’s president picks former military chief over Netanyahu to form next govt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/israels-president-picks-former-military-chief-over-netanyahu-to-form",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T09:59:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/israels-president-picks-former-military-chief-over-netanyahu-to-form-next-govt"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming the country’s next government, passing over the former army chief’s rival, Benjamin Netanyahu. Herzog told Eisenkot of his decision on Saturday evening and will formally hand him the mandate at a ceremony on Sunday, the president’s spokesperson said. Herzog held consultations with political parties this […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Former Palestinian detainees at mercy of Israel amid perpetual detention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/former-palestinian-detainees-at-mercy-of-israel-amid-perpetual",
        "published": "2026-11-08T09:09:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}