Israel's security cabinet has told the military to step up preparations for a possible attack on Iran, according to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN. The report, carried by Anadolu, was broadcast late on Wednesday 11 November.
There has been no on-the-record confirmation from the Israeli government or military. The report rests on Israeli media.
KAN said the directives became public after Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, urged the caretaker prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to avoid unnecessary military operations until the next government is formed. TRT World, citing KAN, says the broadcaster described the directives as able to lead the military to activities that could trigger a war.
TRT World, citing Ynet, reports that Eisenkot wrote to Netanyahu that he heads a transitional government lacking parliamentary legitimacy. According to that report, the letter said:
"Only 46 Knesset members still support your continued tenure as prime minister"That figure has not been independently checked.
Al Jazeera reports that Iran has warned of expanded retaliation if it is attacked.