https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-new-parliament-sworn-in-as-leaders-compete-to-form-governmentContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-new-parliament-sworn-in-as-leaders-compete-to-form-governmenthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-new-parliament-sworn-in-as-leaders-compete-to-form-government#u199317Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:00:39 +0000Israel's newly elected 26th Knesset held its inaugural session on Tuesday with no government yet formed. President Isaac Herzog tasked former military chief Gadi Eisenkot with the first mandate to build a coalition, giving him an opportunity to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after an election deadlock. Netanyahu remains in office as caretaker while coalition talks proceed.Why it mattersThe swearing-in follows Israel's fifth election in under four years, which produced a fragmented parliament and no clear majority for either bloc. Eisenkot, a centrist former IDF chief of staff