The key facts

  • Eisenkot's party submitted a bill on a state commission into the events of October 2023
  • Proposals were also made to limit the prime minister's term and repeal the judicial reform laws
  • Eisenkot received the mandate to form a government and has 28 days with a possible 14-day extension

The bill was submitted on the day the Knesset opened

Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party on Tuesday submitted to the newly elected Knesset a bill on establishing a state commission to investigate the events of October 2023, the Ynet outlet reported citing its sources. According to Anadolu, the party's faction also presented other legislative initiatives: proposals to limit the prime minister's term in office and to repeal the judicial reform laws.

Context: the mandate to form a government

The legislative initiatives were submitted on the day when the 26th Knesset convened its first session with a swearing-in ceremony, while negotiations on forming a new government continued. On Sunday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog tasked Eisenkot with forming a government after the parliamentary elections, in which neither his bloc nor Benjamin Netanyahu's alliance won a majority. Factions representing 67 of the 120 Knesset members voted for Eisenkot's mandate, and 46 for Netanyahu; a faction of seven members refused to support either candidate. Eisenkot has been given 28 days to form a government, with a possible extension of up to 14 days.