It is difficult for Israeli opposition leaders to form a government. Analysts point out that delaying re-election is equivalent to a victory for Netanyahu.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's camp failed to win more than half of the seats in the general election and is currently in a caretaker government. (AP)

Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced on the 7th that he would invite Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of the opposition camp and former chief of staff, who came second in the congressional election on October 27, to form a government and enter the caretaker phase on behalf of the current Prime Minister Netanyahu. The New York Times analysis pointed out that even if a government cannot be formed through the results of this election, as long as the status of the caretaker government is maintained and re-election is held, it will be equivalent to victory for Netanyahu.

Eisenkot, who vowed to unseat Natanyahu as prime minister, took the lead in gaining the right to form a cabinet, but his options were limited and difficult. Although he won the support of a 67-seat majority to form a cabinet, it included members from Arab parties and members of the right-wing opposition who opposed cooperation with the Arab camp.

As long as Eisenkot joins forces with the two major Arab parties, which hold 19 seats, he can obtain a majority of 67 seats, but this will inevitably attract opposition from some right-wing Jewish parties in the camp.

On the 7th, Netanyahu criticized the potential approach of relying on Arab parties to form a government, saying that such a move would bring "anger and flames" to the streets and be tantamount to "national suicide." He called on Zionist parties to unite under his leadership. "This is inseparable from our survival. Israel cannot survive under the leadership of this type of government."