Is Israel opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot going to replace Benjamin Netanyahu?

In Israel, Gadi Eisenkot emerged on Thursday, November 5, as the frontrunner to be tasked with forming a government.

This comes after one of the two main parties representing ultra-Orthodox Jewish voters – a longtime ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition – declined to recommend any candidate for the task.

FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky reports.