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IDF brass fears Netanyahu may launch Iran offensive before Tuesday's election

Haaretz25 October 2026, 21:36 UTCIran

The IDF's leadership, which disagrees with the prime minister over the urgency of an offensive against Iran, believes he is using footage of his tours of military bases as a deliberate to provoke Iran and its proxies

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