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Religious party abandons Netanyahu as Eisenkot eyes government formation
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Gadi Eisenkot emerged Thursday as the frontrunner to form Israel's next government after a religious party long aligned with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to recommend him, Al-Monitor reported. The party's decision to withhold its endorsement opens the possibility of alternative coalition arrangements centered on Eisenkot.
The shift represents a departure from the religious party's traditional backing of Netanyahu, reshaping the landscape for upcoming government-formation talks.
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