Eisenkot keeps saying that he doesn't meet the criteria of the Zionist parties, and he keeps mentioning the ultra-Orthodox and the Arabs. But it turns out that maybe this wasn't a mistake.

The faction within Agudat Yisrael affiliated with the Gur Hasidic dynasty, the second-largest in the party, currently has two Knesset members, Yitzhak Goldknopf and Yaakov Tesler. According to sources within the Hasidic community, they do not intend to vote against a government headed by Eisenkot.
Now tell me why. Did we give them something?
First, of course they're hoping for something, but beyond that, they want to signal to Netanyahu that his time is up.

As far as the Gerrer Rebbe, the head of Gur, is concerned, Netanyahu is finished, so they won't oppose a government headed by Eisenkot. That's one. Second, they're convinced that all of Agudat Yisrael, the Hasidic faction, will be with them. Third, they believe that ultimately even Degel HaTorah, the Lithuanian faction, will abstain, so that all the Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox are together.

Why? Because of the great anger toward Netanyahu. I have to say that I don't know about Degel HaTorah, nor do I know about the rest of Agudat Yisrael. Just yesterday, Rabbi Hirsch, spoke about the need to do everything possible to prevent the left from gaining strength. Some interpreted this to mean the political left, rather than the forces of the Sitra Achra, the "Other Side" of Jewish mysticism, the realm of impurity and evil, which is often how the word "left" is used in ultra-Orthodox discourse.

To sum up the whole story: up until now, we've said that Netanyahu's insurance policy against the swearing-in of an Eisenkot government after the elections is to reach a tie between the blocs, 54-54. That way Netanyahu can feel secure and sleep relatively peacefully at night. Now he needs to surpass the Eisenkot bloc by two seats.