Two Arab-led parties holding a combined 19 seats in the Knesset backed Gadi Eisenkot's mandate to form a government to prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from remaining prime minister

From the articleIsraeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to try to form governmentAlso in Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government, Arab parties hold the key as Israel struggles to form a government, Netanyahu rival Eisenkot tapped to form Israeli government, Israel President taps opposition leader Eisenkot to form government, challenging Netanyahu, In setback to Netanyahu, rival Eisenkot to be tasked with forming next Israeli government. But the path remains complicated | CNN
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