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Israeli Army Tells Netanyahu and Eisenkot It Sees No Urgent Need to Strike Iran
“there was no immediate urgency for Israel to strike Iran”
“A caretaker government is not legally barred from going to war”
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IDF says no urgent need to strike Iran, per Channel 13 report. Israeli security cabinet orders military to prepare for possible attack on Iran.
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Readiness, not urgency
The Israeli army told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is conducting the government-in-waiting, and the member of the Knesset tasked with forming the government, Gadi Eisenkot, that it does not see an urgent need to launch an Israeli attack on Iran, according to Channel 13.
The Israeli army expressed support for Israel joining any American military operation against Iran if U.S. President Donald Trump decides to carry it out during a two-hour meeting in Jerusalem between Netanyahu and Eisenkot.
The Israeli army also said it is monitoring the pace of ballistic missile production in Iran and progress on the nuclear project, and Chief of Staff Iv?al Zamir sees that if Israel is compelled to attack Iran, the target would be to topple the regime.
Channel 12 reported renewed disagreement between Netanyahu and Zamir about the possibility of taking military action against Iran, and the Israeli Broadcasting Authority quoted sources saying the security briefing meeting focused on security issues and readiness in anticipation of another military operation against Iran.
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said the Security Cabinet (the Knesset) directed the army to strengthen its readiness for a possible attack on Iran and for a military confrontation to erupt, and it warned that these preparations could lead to military operations that trigger a war.
Eisenkot warns, Netanyahu pushes
Gadi Eisenkot urged caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from unnecessary military operations until the next government is formed, and Eisenkot warned against deploying security forces without a direct and immediate threat requiring urgent action. Eisenkot told Netanyahu that “The deployment of security forces without a direct and immediate threat that cannot be delayed could have devastating consequences for Israeli democracy and public trust in government institutions,” as he urged restraint and avoidance of “dangerous moves” that could wait until a new government backed by the Knesset was sworn in. Netanyahu’s office responded by saying Eisenkot’s letter was an “irresponsible move to discuss sensitive security issues in public,” and it accused Eisenkot of trying to politicize national security.
A source familiar with the briefing told Channel 12 beforehand that the intelligence would change how Eisenkot views Netanyahu’s motives, and the source said, “Once Eisenkot is exposed to the full intelligence picture, he will understand everything.” Channel 13 reported that the IDF position presented to Netanyahu and Eisenkot was that there was no immediate urgency for Israel to strike Iran, but it said Israel should join the fighting if Trump renewed American attacks.
Iran’s warning and next meeting
Iranian authorities warned on X that if the United States launches a new military offensive, all allied infrastructures and bases involved “from West Asia to European soil” will become legitimate targets of lethal attacks. The Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee affirmed that Tehran will not remove from its territory “any atom” of enriched nuclear material, and he warned that its response to any new American attack could include American military bases in Europe. Rezaei specified a scenario in which Tehran might strike an American military base in a European country if American aircraft took off from there to bomb Iran, and he stressed that “any atom” of enriched material would remain inside the country.
Israel’s security cabinet was scheduled to meet Sunday, and the Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported that the directives issued by the security cabinet could lead the military to carry out activities that could trigger a war. The Times of Israel reported that the Security Cabinet is expected to convene this coming Sunday, November 15, for the first time in more than a month, and it said its last meeting took place on October 5 before the Knesset elections.