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Israel heads into a high-stakes election with Benjamin Netanyahu's political future and legacy on the line as voters weigh his security record and the continuing Iran threat.

Israel votes for its new government tomorrow in an election which has been widely described as the most consequential in decades. Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting to retain his premiership, with retired general Gadi Eisenkot emerging as his main rival. But the election campaign has been consumed largely by Iran, national security, and the three-year war inside the country. Shira Efron, Distinguished Chair for Israel Policy and Senior Fellow at RAND & Ryan Bohl, Senior Middle East and North Africa Analyst at RANE spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa. (Source: Bloomberg)

President Donald Trump renewed his endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday evening, urging Israelis to reelect him in Tuesday's election with a renewed call to “finish the job” against Iran. The post Trump Re-Endorses Netanyahu Ahead of Israeli Election: ‘We Have to Finish the Job’ Against Iran appeared first on Breitbart .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces a close vote Tuesday, says Iran's leadership must be eliminated. U.S. President Donald Trump vows to "finish the job" in Iran eight months after the war began, as a third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops make their way to the region.

On Bloomberg This Weekend, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert discusses how security, democracy and the war in Iran are shaping Israel’s election and argues that the country needs a change in its approach to settler violence in the West Bank. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Olmert also examines how the US midterms could affect the US-Israel relationship and says decisions about further military action against Iran should be based on intelligence rather than electoral politics. (Source: Bloomberg)

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In Israel, unlike in the US, the war against the Islamic Republic was broadly popular.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that he has directed Israel's military and intelligence agencies to work toward toppling Iran's government and called regime change the only way to permanently end the threat he says Tehran poses.

Conflicting reports emerged over a planned Israeli attack on Iran as the Financial Times reported Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu ordered preparations but Donald Trump opposed the offensive, while The Jerusalem Post denied any attack was ordered or imminent.

A projectile struck a tanker near Bukha, Oman, but the fire was put out and all crew are safe, UKMTO said.

‘Things are about to get spicy’

Pakistan’s army chief is expected in Tehran Tuesday, according to Iranian media and a Pakistani official cited by Reuters.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel just over a week before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands for elections, and as President Trump floats restarting the Iran war.