Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (R) presents Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz with the mandate to form a new Israeli government at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on Oct. 23, 2019. Benny Gantz, Israel's former military chief, was given on Wednesday the mandate to form a new government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to do so amid a political deadlock. (JINI via Xinhua)