Eisenkot reaches agreement with opposition leaders on Knesset posts, names Matan Kahana as speaker

Summary

Gadi Eisenkot has reached an agreement with opposition leaders on Israel's Knesset posts and has named Matan Kahana as speaker, according to Hindustan Times. Eisenkot said the composition of the Knesset committees would be discussed and finalised during the house committee's deliberations this week. The Times of Israel reports that the Eisenkot-led 'Change bloc' chiefs agreed to nominate Yashar's Matan Kahan for speaker, and also agreed to back Liberman as head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and incoming B'Yachad MK Liran Avisar Ben Horin as Finance Committee chair. The two outlets spell the speaker's surname differently, Kahana and Kahan.

Timeline

1. Hindustan Times

   10 Nov 2026, 08:57 UTCSource ↗

   Hindustan Times reports that Gadi Eisenkot reached an agreement with Opposition leaders on Israel's Knesset posts and named Matan Kahana as speaker, and that Eisenkot said the committee composition would be discussed and finalised during the house committee's deliberations this week.

2. The Times of Israel

   10 Nov 2026, 12:22 UTCSource ↗

   The Times of Israel reports that the Eisenkot-led 'Change bloc' agreed to nominate Yashar's Matan Kahan for Knesset speaker, and that the bloc chiefs also agreed on Liberman as head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and incoming B'Yachad MK Liran Avisar Ben Horin as Finance Committee chair.