India, Nov. 13 -- Israel's political landscape is shifting as former military chief Gadi Eisenkot moves closer to forming a government and potentially ending Benjamin Netanyahu's dominance. An agreement on key parliamentary appointments marks a breakthrough, but assembling a coalition remains the greater challenge.

Eisenkot has agreed with Naftali Bennett, Yair Golan, Avigdor Liberman and Yair Lapid on senior positions in the 26th Knesset. Former minister Matan Kahana is proposed as Speaker and Liberman as chair of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee. Roi Folman and Liran Avishar Ben-Horin are proposed for the Arrangements and Finance committees. Eisenkot announced the agreement on X.

The arrangement gives the opposition influence...