Israelis gathered in the streets of Tel Aviv as Israel’s president gave Gadi Eisenkot - prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest rival - the mandate try to form a new government, after a deadlocked election that left neither politician with a clear path to power. Eisenkot has vowed to unite Israelis after Netanyahu’s divisive tenure, under which the country moved sharply to the right, although he opposes the creation of a Palestinian state
Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government
