State of emergency to be extended in Israel

Israel's far-right government is extending the state of emergency throughout the country until the midterm elections to be held in the USA on November 3.

State of emergency to be extended in Israel

Israeli media reported that the Council of Ministers met to vote on extending the state of emergency throughout the country.

According to the news of Israeli state television KAN, in the document presented to the ministers regarding the extension of the state of emergency, it was claimed that "uncertainty continues on the Iranian and Lebanese fronts and the possibility of an attack on civilians by security officials is still high."

The Tel Aviv administration declared a state of emergency throughout the country simultaneously with the attacks they launched against the USA and Iran on February 28.

The claim that Netanyahu discussed the possibility of attacking Iran with Trump before the elections

Axios news site claimed that US President Donald Trump and Netanyahu discussed the possibility of a new attack on Iran before the general elections to be held in Israel on October 27 and the Congress midterm elections to be held in the USA on November 3.

In his statement on September 29, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that there were signs of an "external attack preparation" against his country.

It was noteworthy that Netanyahu brought his allegations of an "external attack threat" against Israel at a time when he was declining in public opinion polls.

The Israeli opposition, on the other hand, considered the statement as a "political maneuver" and criticized Netanyahu for "preparing the infrastructure for entering a war that could postpone the elections" on October 27.

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