Eisenkot pushes October 7 inquiry as Netanyahu targets Arab parties in tense new parliament
Summary
Gadi Eisenkot pledged to seek an official inquiry into the failures that preceded Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack and proposed reversing parts of Benjamin Netanyahu’s agenda. As Israel’s new parliament convened, Eisenkot and Netanyahu each called for a unity government, but neither had the 61 votes needed to form one, and cooperation with Arab parties became a point of dispute.Key Facts
- Eisenkot’s Yashar party proposed an independent commission to investigate security failures before the October 7, 2023 attack.
- Eisenkot’s bloc also proposed repealing Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul, which had prompted large protests in Israel.
- Eisenkot’s bloc said it had enough votes to elect former senior military figure Matan Kahana as Knesset speaker.
- Speaker Amir Ohana agreed to schedule a vote on his successor for the following Tuesday, despite opposing the emerging coalition’s plans.
- Neither Eisenkot nor Netanyahu had the 61 seats required to form a government in the 120-seat Knesset.
- Eisenkot said he would seek to form a national-emergency government quickly; Netanyahu renewed his call for a national-unity government.
- Netanyahu cited Iran as a threat and said Israel could face international pressure over Iran’s nuclear program.
- Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons; the article says Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump have claimed Iran’s nuclear program was severely damaged.
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