Netanyahu, Eisenkot to meet for first time since Israel election

According to Ynet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, the politician tasked with forming Israel's next government, are set to meet Thursday at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem for the first time since the election. The meeting, which will also be attended by Netanyahu's military secretary, Maj. Gen. Guy Markizano, will focus on a diplomatic-security update. The encounter follows a dispute over Eisenkot's access to classified security briefings during the political transition. Eisenkot had argued that such access is vital for parliamentary oversight in the absence of a formally appointed opposition leader, while Netanyahu criticized these remarks as irresponsible. Relations between the two have deteriorated significantly amid ongoing coalition negotiations and public exchanges.

