Netanyahu rival Eisenkot tapped to form Israeli government

Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday he will task opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new government, a major setback for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Eisenkot has 28 days to build a coalition. Netanyahu's Likud won 53 of 120 seats but lost its majority, while Eisenkot's bloc and Arab parties backed him, with 67 Knesset members recommending him.