Israel Katz denies rift with military over Iran strike plans

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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz denied reports of a rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the military over Iran strike plans, calling them "completely baseless and false" and stating no pre-election attack was planned. Katz insisted coordination between political and military leaders was "complete" and that Israel had no intention of initiating an attack on Iran before Tuesday's Knesset election. He accused opposition figures of using the reports for political ends. Katz warned that any Iranian strike on Israel would draw a powerful response. Opposition leader Yair Lapid cited the report to accuse Netanyahu of seeking to postpone the election, saying "This man has lost his grip."


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