[Israeli President Herzog Officially Authorizes Esencott to Form New Government] Golden Finance reports that at 5 PM local time on the 8th (11 PM Beijing time), Israeli President Herzog officially authorized Justicial Party leader and former IDF Chief of Staff Esencott to form a new government. In previous consultations among various parties in the Israeli Knesset, 67 parties recommended Esencott to form a government, 46 parties recommended current Prime Minister and Likud leader Netanyahu, and one party with 7 seats did not recommend him. (CCTV News)