Netanyahu orders Israeli army to prepare for possible attack on Iran

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Netanyahu orders Israeli army to prepare for possible attack on Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet ordered the military to step up preparations for…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet ordered the military to step up preparations for a possible attack on Iran, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.

The reports come after Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, who has been given the opportunity to form a new government after his bloc's successes in the recent elections, issued a statement urging Netanyahu to refrain from deploying the military “without a direct and immediate threat”, until the next government is formed.

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