Pre-Election Security Warnings
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Warns of Potential Attacks Ahead of October Elections
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel’s enemies may try to attack ahead of the Knesset elections, citing unspecified indications but offering no details about the threat or who might be behind it. Speaking at Tel Nof Air Force Base, he vowed that Israel would retaliate and pointed to recent operations against Hamas in Gaza and activity in Lebanon. Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot said opposition leader Yair Lapid should be promptly briefed if the threat is genuine, warning against using national security for electioneering.
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Netanyahu said Israeli forces had killed more than 100 terrorists in Gaza in recent weeks, including the Hamas brigade commander in northern Gaza and a terrorist he said had abducted Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or.
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Netanyahu said Israel was facing pressure to withdraw and give up military gains, and vowed not to allow that to happen.
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The election is scheduled for October 27, according to the report, which said Netanyahu made his warning without disclosing the intelligence behind it.
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