Eisenkot Receives Mandate to Form Government from President Herzog

Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the 'Yisrael' party, met with President Yitzhak Herzog on Sunday and received the mandate to form the next government. Eisenkot secured the support of 67 Knesset members, the largest number of recommenders, who asked the President to task him with forming the government. The article also mentions other news items, including a report on Vance considering not running for office due to midterm election results, a Palestinian flag being hung at the Reichstag in Berlin, and a train accident in Egypt with at least 150 injured. Additionally, it notes a dramatic video of shots fired at a suspect vehicle near Jerusalem, a discussion about seasonal preferences, and a public message from Liberman to Eisenkot and the "change bloc" parties. Other items include satellite images of Iran digging underground missile facilities, an attempted abduction in the southern city, a thief from the Nova party receiving a seven-year sentence, and a scientific explanation for how bats survive gravity.