- Former British prime minister Tony Blair is set to meet Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot following talks with Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog.
- Blair is attempting to advance a stalled Gaza ceasefire framework in his role as a senior member of Donald Trump's Board of Peace.
- Progress on the peace plan is currently tied to political deadlock following Israel's inconclusive national election on 27 October.
- Eisenkot secured 67 endorsements from parliament's 120 lawmakers to form a government, while Netanyahu received 46.
- President Herzog highlighted that mutual vetoes between political blocs remain, with an official announcement on who will form a coalition due on Sunday.
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