Netanyahu warns of Iran nuclear threat in AI-generated post before Israeli election

Two days before Israel’s October 27 election, Benjamin Netanyahu shared an AI-generated image of a nuclear explosion over Tel Aviv, warning of an existential threat if Iran obtains nuclear weapons. The post, attributed to commentator Yuval Bloomberg, warns of a “second Holocaust” and calls Donald Trump’s presidency a “historic window of opportunity” for confronting Tehran. Netanyahu’s opponents condemned the message as fear-mongering ahead of the vote. Critics Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Golan dismissed it as “lies and scare tactics.” The intervention follows reported disagreement over whether Israel needs another immediate strike on Iran before the election.