Netanyahu calls on Eisenkot for unity government talks without preconditions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot to enter coalition negotiations without preconditions to form a national unity government, citing security threats from Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement directed at Gadi Eisenkot, calling for entering negotiations without preconditions to form a national unity government. Netanyahu described a conversation he had with Eisenkot on Thursday, emphasizing the need for a broad government that includes all parties supporting the existence of the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, in light of security threats, primarily from Iran. He mentioned the operations 'Im Kalev' and 'Sha'agat Ha'Ari' as preventing an immediate existential threat, and called for national reconciliation while naming public figures from both sides of the political spectrum. Netanyahu proposed resolving the conscription issue together with representatives of the Haredi public.