Israel’s opposition leaders back Eisenkot to oust Netanyahu

Israel’s opposition leaders have agreed to back former military chief Gadi Eisenkot as prime minister, promising to replace Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as quickly as possible. The five party heads met on Tuesday in the city of Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, in their first joint meeting since the October 27 election , which left neither bloc with a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. The agreement comes a day before President Isaac Herzog begins consultations with parties on who should form the next government. But the bloc remains divided over whether to ally with Arab-led parties, whose support could prove decisive.