️🇮🇱🇮🇷 N12: Tension is growing between Prime Minister Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Col. Eyal Zamir over a proposed military deployment related to Iran, citing three sources familiar with the discussions:
Zamir opposes carrying out the proposed actions before tomorrow's elections, and warns that Iran may misinterpret Israeli military preparations as an imminent attack, which could provoke a preemptive Iranian response and escalate into a wider conflict.
Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, Mossad head Roman Gofman and Shin Bet head David Zini support the procedure without delay. According to reports, Goffman warned during the discussion that "time is not on our side."
The positions of Israeli Air Force Commander Omer Tishler and Chief of Military Intelligence Shlomi Binder remain disputed, with political sources claiming they support Netanyahu, while security sources say they support Zamir. If Netanyahu forms the next government, it is very likely that Zamir will remain head of the IDF, since Netanyahu may ask for his dismissal if he does not resign voluntarily.
Netanyahu's office dismissed the report as "fake news".