India, Nov. 15 -- Israeli caretaker prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday urged Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar Party to enter a unity government, saying a government that relies on support from Arab parties will not be able to confront the Iranian threat. However, Eisenkot rejected the appeal as "yet another spin move".

In a video statement posted on X, Netanyahu said he had an important conversation with Eisenkot, adding that they have known each other for a long time, even before the latter's tenure as the IDF's chief of staff.

"This meeting only strengthened my understanding of how essential it is at this time to establish a national unity government, a government that will include all the parties that support the existence of the St...