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Israel's New Parliament Sworn In Amid Uncertainty Over Government Formation

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In Short: Eisenkot, however, warned that Netanyahu is unfit to remain in office, and called for the formation of a 'national emergency government' to remove Netanyahu.

'Israel's' new parliament opens amid political showdown between Netanyahu and Bennett. Roya News English

Israel's new parliament was sworn in on Tuesday, with tensions high as rival camps traded barbs over the possibility of ruling with the support of Arab lists.

Eisenkot, however, warned that Netanyahu is unfit to remain in office, and called for the formation of a 'national emergency government' to remove Netanyahu.

Almost half of the new MKs did not serve in the previous parliament, while Arab-led parties have a record number of seats.

Tensions ran high at the first session of the new parliament as Netanyahu and Eisenkot warned parliament about the perils of supporting a government led by the other.

What's confirmed

• He has 28 days to build a coalition, with a possible two-week extension.
• This, he said, would "require creative and unconventional political steps".
• "I am now even more convinced that he is unfit to remain in office for even one more minute." The outcome of the election, which was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu, means there is a period of uncertainty over who will form the next government.
• Gadi Eisenkot has vowed to oust Benjamin Netanyahu, but still has to get enough parties on board Israel's new parliament has been sworn in, as opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot seeks to oust caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Netanyahu's opponents now control a solid majority in parliament.

What's still developing

• Israel's president begins consultations with parties after election deadlock How could Israel break election deadlock?
• Instead, he appears to be working to prevent anyone else from forming a new government, leaving him in office as caretaker prime minister until Israel holds another round of elections.
• JERUSALEM: Israel said on Wednesday it “strongly” condemned the Libyan eastern parliament’s approval of a maritime-boundaries deal with Turkiye that drew swift criticism from Israeli ally Greece.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s right-wing bloc won 53 seats in Israel’s 120-member Knesset, results released by election officials Thursday showed, well below the 68 it had controlled at its peak in the previous parliament.
• Israel’s Central Elections Committee has announced the results of the parliamentary election, confirming that opposition parties won 67 of the 120 seats in parliament, against 53 secured by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling bloc.
• Partial results released by the committee suggested that the coalitions of both Netanyahu and Eisenkot would fail to secure a majority of 61 seats in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset.

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