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Israel's 26th Knesset was sworn in on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, with 120 members, 46 of them first-time lawmakers, including bereaved relatives, hostage advocates and reservists shaped by the October 7 Hamas attack. A record number of women were sworn in, and Initiative CEO Yael Yechieli said reaching 50% female representation in government would be part of the healing process. Neither Netanyahu's right-wing bloc nor Eisenkot's opposition holds a majority, and Al-Monitor reported that Netanyahu is set to lose his majority. The Jerusalem Post reported that the Eisenkot-led bloc proposed Matan Kahana as Knesset speaker and Avigdor Lieberman as chair of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, and Haaretz reported that Roy Folkman will chair the House Committee and Liran Avisar Ben Horin the Finance Committee. The Jerusalem Post reported that Ben-Horin's husband holds a 50 percent stake in a crisis management and public relations firm, raising a conflict-of-interest concern. Haaretz reported that Eisenkot's bloc has requested a vote to replace the Netanyahu-aligned Knesset speaker Amir Ohana, who said he would schedule it within a week of receiving signatures. Eisenkot said the opposition bloc would 'not surrender' on conscription during haredi coalition talks, and Haaretz reported that his window to form a government is narrowing.