🔶 Captives of the Chief of Army Staff: There is no need for a ground attack on Iran before the elections.

🔶 Captives of the Chief of Army Staff: There is no need for a ground attack on Iran before the elections.

According to the POW Channel 13, Chief of Staff of the State Army Eyal Zamir said in a private meeting that he does not currently see a need for a ground attack on Iran before the elections for the POW Parliament, but he emphasized at the same time that if the army comes to the conclusion that a ground attack is necessary, it will be carried out.

These statements were made on the eve of the parliamentary elections in Israel; Elections that critics of Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's prime minister, accuse him of trying to influence or delay the outcome by renewing the war with Iran; Netanyahu rejected these accusations.

Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of Ishar's party and Netanyahu's main opponent, also said on Thursday, October 22, in an interview with Channel 13: "There is no direct and immediate threat from Iran that would require war before the elections." Iran's state TV, citing the Revolutionary Guards Navy, reported on Thursday, October 22, 2026 that seven oil tankers were targeted by a ground attack in the Strait of Hormuz overnight or were hit by sea mines and suffered fire or damage. This report does not mention possible casualties.