Eisenkot reaches deal with oppn leaders on key posts in new Israeli Knesset

Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot announced an agreement with fellow opposition leaders on candidates for key positions in the 26th Knesset. Former minister Matan Kahana was named as their candidate for Knesset speaker. Eisenkot was given 28 days to form Israel's new government after the October 27 election left neither his bloc nor Netanyahu's with a clear majority.