Gadi Eisenkot will likely be the first to be handed the mandate of forming a government. Reports show he received 67 recommendations out of 120 new Knesset members. However, even if he receives the mandate, it's not a guarantee that he will be able to successfully form a government. Once the mandate is officially given, he will have 28 days to form a government.
Tony Blair, a senior representative for Trump's Board of Peace, has arrived in Israel for talks. He spoke with Israel’s President Herzog yesterday as well as with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and plans to meet with Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot today. Washington has sent Blair to advance steps toward Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and implement a peace plan, after the prolonged deadlock in negotiations with Hamas.
The Israeli police demolished a facility in the Beit Hanina district of Jerusalem after finding that it housed illegal Arab workers. The workers from Judea and Samaria were living on the other side of the Green Line without permits. Police found 155 Arabs at the facility; they were arrested and taken back to Judea and Samaria.
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