AI-generated summary
General elections will be held in Israel on October 27 and the security environment has been on the agenda in the pre-election period.
Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz claimed that Iran will attempt attacks to influence the poll results before the general elections to be held on October 27.
According to the statement made by the Israeli Ministry of Defense, Katz, speaking at a ceremony he attended, argued that the political differences in the country will not shake the "common stance" against the threat of attack.
Claiming that they detected that Iran was preparing an attack to influence the election results, Katz threatened that the perpetrators of a possible attack against Israel during the election period would "pay a heavy price."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his speech at the northern border of the occupied West Bank, claimed that they had received intelligence that there were threats of attack against the country before the upcoming elections.
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On the other hand, before the elections, allegations were raised in the Israeli public and the international press that the Netanyahu government might launch a new military operation against Iran, Lebanon or the Gaza Strip.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Israeli security forces will increase their preparations against threats before the elections.
Likely · Within days
Tensions between Iran and Israel may increase in the short term.
Possible · Within weeks

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