The item is direct and clear, but one excerpt, mid item, and later:
Eisenkot, like Netanyahu, has ruled out forming a government with the Arab-led parties. Both of those parties nonetheless recommended him, giving him the support of a comfortable majority of lawmakers.
“We want to do things that we did not do in the past in order to remove this criminal government,” Ahmad Tibi, a senior member of the Joint List, which represents an alliance of Arab parties, told The Associated Press news agency.
[...] Once nominated by Herzog, the candidate will have 28 days to try to forge a government, with a possible 14-day extension.
[...] Israel’s Central Election Committee said on Wednesday that the election’s integrity had not been compromised. The head of the committee, Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, has called on Israel’s elected officials to protect public trust rather than shake it.
“This is a real danger. One of the foundations of democracy is the peaceful transfer of power,” Sohlberg told Herzog at his residence on Wednesday. High voter turnout, including among the Arab minority, was a blessing, he said.
Netanyahu’s allies on the far-right, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, have called for the immediate arrest and interrogation of Arab party leaders.
Bibi is not in a position of strength, although neither he nor Eisenkot appear to be two-state supporters.
That is a Crabgrass inference, not part of the article's reporting. It is how Israel is, which says the U.S. needs to set policies in its own interest. With sole focus there. The conflict with Hezbollah continues.