Israeli rhetoric against Iran after the elections Minutes after the start of voting in the Knesset elections, Israel's Minister of War spoke out against Iran and asked the Zionists to vote for Benjamin Netanyahu. Referring to the genocide in Gaza, war of this regime and the United States against Iran, and Israel's continued presence in Lebanon and Syria, Israel Katz claimed: "We strengthened Israel's security in an unprecedented way: we struck Iran twice and removed threats of destruction; We expanded Israel's security borders in Syria and Lebanon, and we protect Israel's borders in Syria and Lebanon; Eastern borders and the Jordan Valley.