Katz says Israel had no intention of striking Iran before elections

Single source · 2026-10-25 22:00 UTC

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz wrote on X that Israel had no intention of attacking Iran before Tuesday's election, denying a Channel 12 News report of a clash between Netanyahu and army chief Eyal Zamir over an Iran instruction. Middle East Eye and an X account relaying a press roundup both report the statement.

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• @ME_Observer_ (X), 2026-10-26 11:17 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-26 13:40 UTC
• Jewish Insider, 2026-10-26 15:56 UTC
• PBS, 2026-10-26 17:22 UTC

First reported 2026-10-26 11:17 UTC; last updated 2026-10-27 00:15 UTC.

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