Israel's President has instructed Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main opponent, on Saturday to try to form a new government. This mission, which will be officially entrusted by President Isaac Herzog on Sunday, will be difficult: the 66-year-old former general will indeed have the heavy task of rallying a minimum of 61 deputies in a fractured political landscape, like the country. The details of Stéphane Amar, France 24 correspondent in Jerusalem.

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