According to a Channel 12 report cited by The Times of Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad head Roman Goffman sought to conduct an operation against Iran on the eve of the Israeli elections on October 27, although the unsourced report says other senior security officials did not support it. The Prime Minister's Office denied the report and said that an attack before the elections is not on the agenda.

According to a Channel 12 report cited by The Times of Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad head Roman Goffman sought to conduct an operation against Iran on the eve of the Israeli elections on October 27, although the unsourced report says other senior security officials did not support it. The Prime Minister's Office denied the report and said that an attack before the elections is not on the agenda.