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Netanyahu ally's military-service split complicates coalition talks, report says

An Indian television report presents Arab-party backing and an ultra-Orthodox faction's departure as key to Gadi Eisenkot's bid to form Israel's government.

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DasTak With Sayeed Ansari: Israel में सरकार बनाने का टाइम आ गया!| Gadi Eisenkot | Benjamin Netanyahu

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0:00Ansari says Herzog will announce whom he will invite to form Israel's next government.
0:26The report projects support from 67 lawmakers for Eisenkot, enough for a parliamentary majority.
2:13Arab political groups pledge support for Eisenkot during consultations with Herzog, according to the report.
2:51A United Torah Judaism faction reportedly leaves Netanyahu over military-service exemption disagreements.
3:16Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas endorses Eisenkot and reiterates support for a two-state solution.
4:12The closing profile outlines Eisenkot's military career and his centrist Yashar party.

A dispute over military-service exemptions adds another obstacle to Benjamin Netanyahu's effort to retain power, according to India's Hindi-language news channel Aaj Tak. Its report says a United Torah Judaism faction has pulled away from the prime minister, while Arab parties have pledged support to his challenger, former army chief Gadi Eisenkot.

Presented by Sayeed Ansari, the November 6 broadcast looks ahead to President Isaac Herzog's expected announcement on November 8 of whom he will invite to form a government. That invitation is a step toward assembling a governing coalition, not itself the installation of a new prime minister.

The report projects that Eisenkot could command the support of 67 lawmakers, above the 61 needed for a majority in the Knesset. It describes consultations with Herzog in which Arab political groups backed Eisenkot, and says Arab factions secured a substantial parliamentary bloc in the October election.

Mansour Abbas, the leader of Ra'am, appears endorsing Eisenkot and reiterating support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The broadcast presents that backing as central to the changed coalition arithmetic, despite Netanyahu's Likud winning seats of its own.

The military-service disagreement concerns exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews. United Torah Judaism is an alliance representing ultra-Orthodox political interests, making the reported break a separate source of difficulty for Netanyahu beyond the opposition's efforts to unite.

The video is titled "DasTak With Sayeed Ansari: Israel में सरकार बनाने का टाइम आ गया!| Gadi Eisenkot | Benjamin Netanyahu", meaning "Time to form a government in Israel! Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu". Its closing section profiles Eisenkot's military background and centrist Yashar party. For all its emphatic language about Netanyahu's prospects, the broadcast describes a government-formation process still awaiting Herzog's decision.