Eisenkot's bloc moved from mandate to control. Morning coverage tracked bargaining over a Haredi-backed government, Bennett's benefits bill seen as blocking it, Haredi conditions, and Abbas accusing Netanyahu of incitement.
A 4.5-magnitude quake off Eilat briefly displaced politics, with alerts, halted flights at Ramon and no casualties reported.
The Knesset then approved the change bloc's Arrangements Committee 63-50 with Arab support, installing Yashar's Folkman and naming Liberman to head Foreign Affairs and Defense amid expulsions and shouting.
Evening focus shifted to security: Eisenkot publicly urged caretaker Netanyahu to avoid non-urgent force and complained of denied briefings, appealing to the attorney general. Netanyahu called it irresponsible politicization as reports described Iranian missile production and a cabinet meeting set for Sunday.