Israel's security cabinet is expected to convene on Sunday 15 November, its first meeting since 5 October, KAN reported on Thursday. The report, carried by Europe Says and Anadolu, follows KAN's earlier report that the military had been told to prepare for a possible attack on Iran.
According to Anadolu, any strike by the caretaker government would need security cabinet approval.
Gadi Eisenkot, the lawmaker tasked with forming a government, has written to Netanyahu, KAN reports. The letter said Netanyahu heads a transitional government that no longer enjoys the confidence of the Knesset, with only 46 lawmakers still supporting him as prime minister. That figure has not been independently checked.
KAN reports that Netanyahu's office called the letter an irresponsible move and an overt attempt to politicise security issues. In a counterstatement, Eisenkot said: "I will not allow a vacuum in oversight of a government that has lost the confidence of the Knesset." He also asked why his request for an operational briefing had been rejected and why the government wanted to delay a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee meeting until next week.
Yedioth Ahronoth, cited by Anadolu, says Netanyahu's Military Secretary, Maj Gen Guy Markizano, was due to attend Thursday's briefing.
Anadolu reports that opposition circles fear a strike could bring a state of emergency and a unity government. Netanyahu told reporters in the Knesset on Wednesday that forming a unity government is possible.