Opponents accuse Netanyahu of stoking tensions with Iran before Israel's election

Home Middle East To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 06:02 Issued on: 26/10/2026 - 18:11 Israel's defence minister denied on Monday (October 26) reports of a rift between PM Netanyahu and the army over Iran, before the vote. Netanyahu has campaigned heavily on his security credentials, insisting only he can "finish the job" in the US-Israeli war on Iran. His main rival, ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot, has accused him of playing up the Iran threat when it suits him politically, and of failing to accomplish his war goals. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more. Keywords for this article Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Middle East