Video taking off 1012x its usual first day

Eisenkot's coalition bid does not end Netanyahu's chances

WUSA9's widely watched report says Netanyahu would get an opportunity to form a government if Eisenkot cannot assemble a coalition.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 457,576 views a day, 1012 times a normal first day on this channel (452).

Major setback for Netanyahu after Israel’s president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form gove

Does being asked to form Israel's next government mean Gadi Eisenkot has secured the job? Not yet. WUSA9 reports that the opposition candidate has six weeks to bring other parties into a coalition, with Benjamin Netanyahu still in line for an opportunity if that effort fails.

Israel's president has chosen Eisenkot to attempt to form the government after last week's election, according to the report. The former Israeli military chief of staff must now turn that opening into an agreement with other parties. The presidential invitation starts that process; it does not complete it.

That distinction is the key detail in a brief bulletin that reached about 458,000 views in its first day. WUSA9's Shorts usually draw only a few hundred views over the same period, making this a striking departure for the Washington-area station.

The anchor describes the decision as a blow to Netanyahu but also spells out the condition that could give him another opportunity: Eisenkot failing to put a coalition together. The report is about who gets the first attempt, not a completed transfer of power.

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