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Netanyahu warns Iran may try to disrupt Israeli election, says ‘don’t test us’

Straits Times25 October 2026, 20:13 UTCIran

Netanyahu has campaigned heavily on his security credentials, touting the war he launched against Iran in February alongside the US.

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