{
  "id": 19351099,
  "title": "New Israeli parliament to take aim at Netanyahu as Eisenkot seeks government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/new-israeli-parliament-to-take-aim-at-netanyahu-as-eisenkot-seeks-19351099",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T15:12:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/10/new-israeli-parliament-to-take-aim-at-netanyahu-as-eisenkot-seeks-government"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israel's newly-elected parliament convened on Tuesday, with Gadi Eisenkot leading a left-to-right bloc aiming to quickly form a new government. The coalition will have control over the agenda, despite neither Eisenkot nor Benjamin Netanyahu holding a majority alone. Eisenkot, a 66-year-old former military chief, vowed to form a national-emergency government as swiftly as possible.\n\nPresident Isaac Herzog, opening the session, urged all sides to work together and avoid another election in the deeply polarized country. Nearly 80% of the Israeli population voted in the Oct 27 election, supporting Eisenkot's bid to form a coalition within 28 days, with a possible 14-day extension.\n\nEisenkot's allies plan to tackle key priorities, such as a commission to investigate security failures during the Oct 7 Hamas attack, which claimed the lives of over 1,200 Israelis. The parliament speaker position has been filled by Matan Kahana, a former senior military figure who faced conflicts with ultra-Orthodox Jews in the past.\n\nAvigdor Liberman, a right-wing member of Eisenkot's bloc, is expected to chair the foreign affairs and defense committee. However, Liberman has stated he will not join a government that relies on Arab-Israeli parties, even if they support the coalition from the outside. Arab-Israeli lawmakers, who won a record number of seats in the election, are united in their opposition to Netanyahu's accusations of supporting Hamas and accepting foreign funding.\n\nLiberman, a former aide to Netanyahu turned critic, plans to investigate allegations of foreign funding to Israeli-Arab parties. Mansour Abbas, leader of the Israeli-Arab party Raam, rejected Netanyahu's accusations of fraud and emphasized Israel's aspiration to a two-state solution with the Palestinians.",
  "summary": "President Isaac Herzog called on all sides to work together and avoid a fresh election in a deeply polarised country weary from three years of war.",
  "key_points": [
    "Gadi Eisenkot leads a left-to-right bloc to form a new government.",
    "President Herzog urges coalition formation to avoid another election.",
    "Commission to investigate security failures during Oct 7 Hamas attack planned."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "New Israel parliament to be sworn in as Eisenkot seeks government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/new-israel-parliament-to-be-sworn-in-as-eisenkot-seeks-government",
        "published": "2026-11-10T09:30:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Live: New Israeli parliament sworn in as Eisenkot aims to form government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/live-new-israeli-parliament-sworn-in-as-eisenkot-aims-to-form",
        "published": "2026-11-10T14:40:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}