Israel's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government17 minutes agoNathan Williams
Reuters Israeli opposition leader and former military chief, Gadi Eisenkot, looks on as he launches an election campaign for Yashar, Reuters

Israel's president says he will task opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot with forming a new coalition government.

Isaac Herzog has been holding talks with political parties after neither Eisenkot's bloc nor that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a majority in Israel's parliament, known as the Knesset, following last week's election.

Eisenkot will now have 28 days to try to form a new administration, with a potential 14-day extension.