A spokesman for the Israeli president issued a statement on the evening of the 7th saying that President Herzog will authorize Gadi Esenkot, the leader of the Integrity Party and former Israeli military chief of general staff, to form a new government. In his speech on the 7th, Netanyahu blamed Esenkot, saying that the government he formed would destroy Israel from within, would not eliminate the Iranian threat, and would not attack Hamas, and called on the opposition and the Likud bloc to form a “government of national unity.” The Integrity Party later rebutted, saying that Netanyahu is a “person who divides Israeli society,” and that the Esenkot administration will only cover political parties and members of parliament that agree with the party's principles, including identifying Hamas as a “terrorist organization” and disrupting its military and governing capabilities.

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