With the parliamentary elections around the corner, is Netanyahu exaggerating the threat from Iran? Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 26: Israel is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on the 27th. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is seeking re-election, said on the 25th. The intelligence showed that Iran is trying to provoke Israel into airstrikes against Iraq at this sensitive moment in order to disrupt the elections in Israel and destabilize the regional situation. Netanyahu's opponents accuse him of deliberately exaggerating the Iranian threat for political purposes. Netanyahu shouted at Iran in a video speech: "Don't test us." He warned that if Iran dares to undermine the elections in Israel, the IDF will launch a "disproportionate attack". The IDF raised the level of readiness for combat ahead of the elections. That same day, Netanyahu uploaded a photo created by artificial intelligence to social networks, in which Tel Aviv is seen wrapped in a mushroom cloud caused by an explosion. In the accompanying text, a current affairs commentator from the Israeli right was quoted as saying that Iran is an existential threat to Israel and that other matters are not significant in comparison. Netanyahu criticized his main rival, former Chief of Staff Eisenkot, during a campaign broadcast on Israeli TV channel 14 on the 25th, saying that the latter has a soft position towards Iran and supports the establishment of a Palestinian state. During the campaign, Netanyahu's team ensured widespread opposition among Israeli voters to the establishment of a Palestinian state, using the slogan "It's either the right or a Palestinian state." Netanyahu said that Esenkot and his allies "want to establish a Palestinian state. It will be a disaster for Israel, they will not destroy the Iranian nuclear program. We finished 90% of the work, only 10% left. Who will finish? Asenkot and the Muslim Brotherhood? No, only I can." The Muslim Brotherhood is a religious organization of the Islamic revival movement and is listed as a terrorist organization by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and other countries. Eisenkot said that he does not support the establishment of a Palestinian state, but will severely punish Jewish settlers who attack Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. He criticized Netanyahu on social media on the 24th for raising the "Iranian threat" for political purposes. Eisenkot said Netanyahu failed to achieve the pre-set goals for the Iran war and was suspected of fleeing duty when Israel was attacked by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in 2023. Eisenkot has promised that if he takes office, he will thoroughly investigate the then-government attack and will be held accountable in 2023. Israeli polls show that the Netanyahu camp and the Eisenkot camp are equally compatible. None of them is expected to control more than half of the seats in the parliamentary elections. Even if they win the elections, they will not be able to form a cabinet alone and will have to unite with other camps. If the formation of the cabinet fails, the 77-year-old Netanyahu will remain in his position as interim prime minister, pending the next elections. Analysts believe that these elections in Israel are critical to the direction of the war in Iran. Iranian political analyst Rahman Garhmanpour told the Associated Press that if Netanyahu is re-elected, the likelihood of renewed fighting will increase. US President Trump, who publicly endorsed Netanyahu's campaign, said on the 23rd that the US may carry out another small-scale "Epi Fury" military operation against Iran. According to an earlier report by the New York Times, the US military and Israel have drawn up a specific plan to strike again in Iran after the US mid-term elections in November, but it is still uncertain whether Trump will approve the implementation of this plan. Many media have noticed that the United States has recently been withdrawing diplomats from Middle Eastern countries and sending more troops and aircraft carriers, which is reminiscent of the situation before the outbreak of the war in Iran.

With the parliamentary elections around the corner, is Netanyahu exaggerating the threat from Iran? Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 26: Israel is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on the 27th. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is seeking re-election, said on the 25th. The intelligence showed that Iran is trying to provoke Israel into airstrikes against Iraq at this sensitive moment in order to disrupt the elections in Israel and destabilize the regional situation. Netanyahu's opponents accuse him of deliberately exaggerating the Iranian threat for political purposes. Netanyahu shouted at Iran in a video speech: "Don't test us." He warned that if Iran dares to undermine the elections in Israel, the IDF will launch a "disproportionate attack". The IDF raised the level of readiness for combat ahead of the elections. That same day, Netanyahu uploaded a photo created by artificial intelligence to social networks, in which Tel Aviv is seen wrapped in a mushroom cloud caused by an explosion. In the accompanying text, a current affairs commentator from the Israeli right was quoted as saying that Iran is an existential threat to Israel and that other matters are not significant in comparison. Netanyahu criticized his main rival, former Chief of Staff Eisenkot, during a campaign broadcast on Israeli TV channel 14 on the 25th, saying that the latter has a soft position towards Iran and supports the establishment of a Palestinian state. During the campaign, Netanyahu's team ensured widespread opposition among Israeli voters to the establishment of a Palestinian state, using the slogan "It's either the right or a Palestinian state." Netanyahu said that Esenkot and his allies "want to establish a Palestinian state. It will be a disaster for Israel, they will not destroy the Iranian nuclear program. We finished 90% of the work, only 10% left. Who will finish? Asenkot and the Muslim Brotherhood? No, only I can." The Muslim Brotherhood is a religious organization of the Islamic revival movement and is listed as a terrorist organization by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and other countries. Eisenkot said that he does not support the establishment of a Palestinian state, but will severely punish Jewish settlers who attack Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. He criticized Netanyahu on social media on the 24th for raising the "Iranian threat" for political purposes. Eisenkot said Netanyahu failed to achieve the pre-set goals for the Iran war and was suspected of fleeing duty when Israel was attacked by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in 2023. Eisenkot has promised that if he takes office, he will thoroughly investigate the then-government attack and will be held accountable in 2023. Israeli polls show that the Netanyahu camp and the Eisenkot camp are equally compatible. None of them is expected to control more than half of the seats in the parliamentary elections. Even if they win the elections, they will not be able to form a cabinet alone and will have to unite with other camps. If the formation of the cabinet fails, the 77-year-old Netanyahu will remain in his position as interim prime minister, pending the next elections. Analysts believe that these elections in Israel are critical to the direction of the war in Iran. Iranian political analyst Rahman Garhmanpour told the Associated Press that if Netanyahu is re-elected, the likelihood of renewed fighting will increase. US President Trump, who publicly endorsed Netanyahu's campaign, said on the 23rd that the US may carry out another small-scale "Epi Fury" military operation against Iran. According to an earlier report by the New York Times, the US military and Israel have drawn up a specific plan to strike again in Iran after the US mid-term elections in November, but it is still uncertain whether Trump will approve the implementation of this plan. Many media have noticed that the United States has recently been withdrawing diplomats from Middle Eastern countries and sending more troops and aircraft carriers, which is reminiscent of the situation before the outbreak of the war in Iran.