Netanyahu's top general opposes attempts to reopen the war with Iran - Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir allegedly refused to carry out an unspecified military operation that could "trigger a rapid escalation of the conflict with Iran", Israeli Channel 12 reported on October 25. Zamir asked for further discussions and written approval from the OP, as Israeli generals suspect that their country's leadership may be trying to "exploit the Iranian issue for political gain." Netanyahu himself strongly denied the report and insisted that Zamir himself said that Iran allegedly sought to interfere in the Israeli elections. At the beginning of last week, Israel's Channel 13 reported that Zamir said that he does think that Iran should be attacked before the elections in Israel. "We see no indication of the need to harm Iran before the elections. If it is determined that an attack on Iran is necessary, we will be disabled," Zamir noted. This development is taking place amid speculation that Netanyahu may be seeking to renew the war with Iran, either to increase his chances of being re-elected or to postpone the elections. Some online lenders even claim that recent flights from Israel to Cyprus may indicate an ongoing evacuation of senior Israeli officials ahead of a new round of fighting between Israel and Iran. substack | talk.