https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-president-takes-first-steps-on-building-new-governmentContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-president-takes-first-steps-on-building-new-governmenthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-president-takes-first-steps-on-building-new-government#u187375Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:40:22 +0000Israeli President Isaac Herzog has formally tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with the first opportunity to build the next governing coalition. This move follows the official acceptance of last week's election results by Israel's election commission, which rejected claims of voting fraud raised by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu had alleged foreign spending and irregularities tied to Arab voter turnout. Meanwhile, the election commission stated that no fraud was found, and fuel companies reported no unusual activity regarding cards allegedly used to sway Arab voters