Gadi Eisenkot Secures Majority Backing for PM

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report · Nov 5, 2026 · 4m · transcript

Gadi Eisenkot has secured backing from 67 Knesset members for Prime Minister in Israeli political consultations, surpassing Benjamin Netanyahu's support and prompting calls for a national emergency government. Significant geopolitical developments include a meeting between Russian President Putin and a senior Iranian official, followed by a warning from Moscow, and the IDF's introduction of a new weapon for deployment in Lebanon. Reports also detail Israeli attacks in Gaza causing Palestinian casualties, Tony Blair's visit to advance US plans for Gaza reconstruction involving a Palestinian…