Netanyahu is accused of pushing for a pre-election Iran strike as Israel heads to knife-edge polls on Tuesday
Two gunmen shot dead two Israeli soldiers and wounded three at a checkpoint, the attack Benjamin Netanyahu cited as justification for sealing West Bank crossings and launching strikes across more than 400 locations in…
Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly begged Donald Trump for a joint attack on Iran before polling day, but Trump did not give a green light. Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu clashed with army chief Lt Gen Eyal Zamir over a directive that could spark war with Iran. Netanyahu's office called the reports 'fake news'. He also posted an AI image of a nuclear blast destroying Tel Aviv.
Final polls put Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar on 22 seats and Likud on 20, so neither bloc reaches 61.
Trump has endorsed Netanyahu as a 'great warrior' in the fight against Iran.
Garry Kasparov urged Russian-Israelis: 'Just vote against Bibi Netanyahu, period.'
