Eisenkot sets terms for coalition seeking to remove Netanyahu
ABC News reports an opposition agreement, but forming a government would still require support from Arab parties.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 665,254 views a day, 60 times a normal first day on this channel (11,097).
Israeli opposition leaders agree to form coalition to oust Benjamin Netanyahu | ABC NEWS
An agreement to unite Israel's opposition is not yet an agreement that delivers a government. That distinction sits at the heart of ABC News Australia's brief report on Gadi Eisenkot's bid to replace Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Yashar leader would head the proposed coalition, with opposition parties discussing a national emergency government. But the path to forming it remains unclear: ABC reports that they would need the support of Arab parties.
In a seated address, Eisenkot lays out the proposed government's foundations. Through an English voiceover, he describes Israel as a Jewish, democratic and liberal state, invokes the values of its declaration of independence, and calls for an obligation to perform national service and recognition of Hamas as a terrorist organisation.
The report also shows Netanyahu questioning the election results. He is Israel's longest-serving prime minister, making the opposition agreement a challenge to a politician whose periods in office span several decades.
The Short reached roughly 650,000 views in less than a day, far beyond the channel's usual opening for that format. It arrived alongside unusually widely watched ABC coverage of the US midterms, including Casey Briggs's explanation of Democratic victories in Republican strongholds.
The Israel report keeps its focus on the unresolved step between announcing a coalition and assembling the support to govern.
Israeli general and politician who leads the Yashar party. A former military chief of staff, he was Netanyahu's main challenger in the 2026 parliamentary election.
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Where next?
- Channel
- ABC News (Australia)
- Subscribers
- 2,640,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 11,680,630
- Channel views, pace per day
- 4,856,734 (on a normal day: 1,127,977)
- Video published
- November 4, 2026
- Video views so far
- 650,001 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 665,254
The numbers
The Israel report drew an unusually large audience for an ABC News Australia Short. The channel's US election coverage also ran well above its usual starts.
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