Advertisement

Homepage

Ballot boxes are prepared for Israel’s upcoming general election at the Central Elections Committee’s logistics center near Shoham, October 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

The reports over the last few days that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed to open up a new round of hostilities with Iran in the days before the upcoming election have inevitably led to concerns that efforts may be afoot to delay the crucial ballot.

On Monday, CNN reported that Netanyahu has been pushing for a joint US-Israel strike on Iran before the election, citing two US officials and an Israeli security source, but that US President Donald Trump did not approve.

And on Sunday, Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen.…