Eisenkot asked to form Israel's new government

The man tasked with forming Israel's next administration, Gadi Eisenkot, has said he plans to establish a national emergency government which could include the party of prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu

Also in the programme: The Sudanese army says it has captured Ahmad Haroun, who's accused of playing a leading role in war crimes committed in Darfur; and we hear from Lina Attalah, the prominent editor-in-chief of the Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr, who has been released from detention

(Photo: Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, speaks following the exit poll on the evening of Israel's national election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 28, 2026. Credit: Reuters/Amir Cohen.)