Netanyahu Formally Tasked With Forming New Israeli Government

Israel's President Isaac Herzog walks next to Benjamin Netanyahu (L) during a ceremony where Herzog hands Netanyahu the mandate to form a new government following the victory of the former premier's right-wing alliance in this month's election at the President's residency in Jerusalem on Nov. 13, 2022. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

JERUSALEM—Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received an official mandate on Sunday to form a new government.

Tasking Netanyahu with building the next coalition, President Isaac Herzog noted that Israel’s longest-serving premier had received enough recommendations from like-minded parties to secure 64 of parliament’s 120 seats.