Middle East live: Israeli president officially tasks Eisenkot with forming government

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday officially tasked ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot with trying to form a government after neither Eisenkot's bloc nor that or incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a clear majority in Israel's October 28 elections. Eisenkot now has up to six weeks to form a coalition government. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments from the Middle East.