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Netanyahu Offers Unity Government Talks Conditional on Keeping Knesset Speaker

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has told Gadi Eisenkot that unity government talks are contingent on keeping Amir Ohana as Knesset Speaker. Eisenkot's camp confirmed plans to replace Ohana and ruled out joining Netanyahu's government.

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What happened

01Netanyahu's office will only discuss unity government if Amir Ohana remains Knesset Speaker.
02Gadi Eisenkot's party plans to replace Ohana and is not considering joining Netanyahu's government.
03Leaders of the "change bloc" agreed to move forward with replacing Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
04President Herzog urged party leaders to prevent further elections as government formation talks loom.
05Gadi Eisenkot will be recommended to form the government, according to Naftali Bennett.

President Yitzhak Herzog called for cooperation to prevent new elections as government formation consultations begin Wednesday.

Translated and summarized by baba from Kan News, the latest report. Read Kan News’s original