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Eisenkot rules out Netanyahu coalition as Israel's deadlock deepens

MIRROR NOW's report examines Arab-majority parties' pivotal seats and the president's next step in choosing who gets a chance to form a government.

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Israel Election 2026: Netanyahu Claims Mandate As Eisenkot Rejects Coalition, Arab Parties Hold Key

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0:03Netanyahu claims a mandate to form a government while rejecting support from Arab-majority parties.
0:54Citing KAN, the report says Eisenkot rules out joining a Netanyahu-led government, even under potential Trump pressure.
2:14The seat breakdown gives Netanyahu's bloc 53, Eisenkot's bloc 48 and Arab-majority parties 19.
3:35Herzog is scheduled to consult parties before selecting a candidate to attempt to form a government.
4:54The report says Netanyahu may turn toward fresh elections rather than continue seeking a coalition agreement.

Arab-majority parties could unlock Israel's next government, but opposition leaders are divided over accepting their support, MIRROR NOW reports. Neither Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor the opposition camp has secured a parliamentary majority.

The report centers on a refusal that narrows the options: Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Yashar, will not join a Netanyahu-led government. Citing broadcaster KAN's account of a closed-door meeting, it says that position would hold even under potential pressure from Donald Trump.

Netanyahu is claiming a mandate while rejecting support from Arab-majority parties. Those parties hold 19 seats, making their potential role central to the coalition arithmetic. Opposition parties, meanwhile, plan to meet in Herzliya to coordinate their position behind Eisenkot, despite differences over how to build a governing majority.

The upload drew about 50,000 views in its first 19 hours, an unusually strong start for a regular MIRROR NOW report.

President Isaac Herzog's consultations with the parties are the next formal step toward selecting a candidate to form a government. The report's later section also raises another possibility: Netanyahu abandoning coalition negotiations and seeking fresh elections rather than a unity agreement.

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