Overview
- News outlets reported that an Anadolu story, citing Israeli media, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF chief Eyal Zamir disagreed over a proposed operation linked to Iran.
- The coverage says Zamir asked for a detailed discussion and signed formal legal authorization before any action could proceed.
- Netanyahu rejected the report as "nonsense" and Defence Minister Israel Katz called suggestions of a rift "entirely baseless and false," saying there was full coordination.
- Opposition figures seized the report to accuse Netanyahu of seeking escalation to sway the vote and urged investigations into possible political motives.
- The alleged operation was not described by the reporting and the dispute highlights wider worries about escalation with Iran, the role of military approval and how security decisions may affect Israeli voters.