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  "id": 19148547,
  "title": "Eisenkot's strange bedfellow options to lead Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/eisenkots-strange-bedfellow-options-to-lead-israel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T11:30:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/eisenkots-strange-bedfellow-options-lead-israel"
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  "summary": "Israel's former army chief Gadi Eisenkot has a matter of weeks to form a government, despite not having won a clear majority in the new parliament. Eisenkot has a number of options, although none look ideal for him, to reach the magic number of 61 in the 120-member parliament. President Isaac Herzog on Sunday gave Eisenkot the mandate to try to form a government, setting the clock at 28 days for…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ynetnews",
        "title": "Eisenkot set to receive mandate as opposition bloc tensions surface after election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/eisenkot-set-to-receive-mandate-as-opposition-bloc-tensions-surface",
        "published": "2026-11-07T10:58:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Israel's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/israels-president-tasks-opposition-leader-eisenkot-with-forming",
        "published": "2026-11-07T21:51:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Chronicle Ghana",
        "title": "Israel’s president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/israels-president-tasks-opposition-leader-eisenkot-with-forming",
        "published": "2026-11-09T10:16:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Israel's opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has six weeks to form a government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/israels-opposition-leader-gadi-eisenkot-has-six-weeks-to-form-a",
        "published": "2026-11-09T10:36:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Trump acknowledges growing US public opposition to Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/trump-acknowledges-growing-us-public-opposition-to-israel",
        "published": "2026-11-09T11:21:11.000Z"
      }
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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."
}