Israel parliament to be sworn in as Gadi Eisenkot works to form government

Israel's <b>new parliament</b> is scheduled to be sworn in on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to lose his majority. President Isaac Herzog will deliver an address for the swearing-in ceremony of the 120-seat parliament in Jerusalem. President Herzog gave rival Gadi Eisenkot the initial mandate to form a new government within 28 days. Ahead of the opening, Eisenkot reached an agreement with opposition leaders on Knesset posts, putting forward Matan Kahana as speaker of the parliament. The opposition aims to use its legislative power to advance key priorities, including a commission to <b>investigate security failures</b> under Netanyahu. Avigdor Lieberman is also nominated to chair the foreign affairs and defence committee as coalition talks continue.