Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz denied media reports about Israel's plans to attack Iran before the parliamentary elections on October 27. "I state unequivocally that Israel has no intention of launching an attack on Iran before the elections in Israel, while making it clear that if Iran attacks Israel, we will respond with great force," he wrote in X. "All the reports on this matter are completely false." He also noted that reports in the Israeli media about "disagreements between the political leadership and the IDF (IDF -. TASS) on Iran are baseless and completely false."

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz denied media reports about Israel's plans to attack Iran before the parliamentary elections on October 27. "I state unequivocally that Israel has no intention of launching an attack on Iran before the elections in Israel, while making it clear that if Iran attacks Israel, we will respond with great force," he wrote in X. "All the reports on this matter are completely false." He also noted that reports in the Israeli media about "disagreements between the political leadership and the IDF (IDF -. TASS) on Iran are baseless and completely false."