Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has been given the opportunity to form a new government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in the October elections, raising the possibility of an end to his long tenure in power.
Beyond a minority government, Eisenkot could attempt to secure a parliamentary majority by bringing Israel’s two ultra-Orthodox parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism, into his coalition.
Meanwhile, Lieberman served as finance minister in Bennett’s government and previously held the defence portfolio under Netanyahu.
“And I do not foresee any substantial change in policy in the Gaza Strip, ” he said.