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  "id": 16526397,
  "title": "IDF brass fears Netanyahu may launch Iran offensive before Tuesday's election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/idf-brass-fears-netanyahu-may-launch-iran-offensive-before-tuesdays",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T21:36:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-10-25/ty-article/.premium/weary-of-the-polls-netanyahu-may-seek-to-strike-iran-before-tuesdays-elections/000001a1-74c9-db53-a9ed-feffbd090000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israeli election contender Gadi Eisenkot held his final major rally on Sunday, pledging to unite the country and address the economy and security. Eisenkot vowed to heal societal divisions and promised a state commission of inquiry into the failings regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. According to Free Malaysia Today, polling previously showed Eisenkot and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu running neck and neck before a ban on new polling took effect three days before Tuesday's vote.\n\nDuring the campaign, Netanyahu has emphasized his security credentials and characterized Eisenkot as soft on Iran. On Sunday, Netanyahu shared an AI image of an Iranian nuclear bomb exploding in Tel Aviv, which Eisenkot dismissed as \"hysterical\" and accused him of using \"lies and scare tactics.\" Haaretz reports that IDF leadership disagrees with the prime minister over the urgency of an offensive against Iran and believes Netanyahu is using footage of his military base tours as a deliberate provocation against Iran and its proxies.\n\nArutz Sheva - Israel National News reports that senior security officials and figures close to Netanyahu believe military strikes might weaken the Iranian regime but would not be enough to cause its collapse.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Can military action topple Iran's regime? Netanyahu's inner circle has doubts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/can-military-action-topple-irans-regime-netanyahus-inner-circle-has",
        "published": "2026-10-25T19:02:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Israel’s Eisenkot vows unity as Netanyahu paints him as soft on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/israels-eisenkot-vows-unity-as-netanyahu-paints-him-as-soft-on-iran-16524749",
        "published": "2026-10-25T21:15:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "IDF chief pushed back on Netanyahu order for ‘action’ against Iran, fearing political motives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/idf-chief-pushed-back-on-netanyahu-order-for-action-against-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-25T21:28:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israel's Eisenkot vows unity as Netanyahu paints him as soft on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/israels-eisenkot-vows-unity-as-netanyahu-paints-him-as-soft-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-25T21:30:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "In ‘unprecedented confrontation,’ IDF chief said resisting Netanyahu’s order for military action tied to Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/in-unprecedented-confrontation-idf-chief-said-resisting-netanyahus",
        "published": "2026-10-25T21:54:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Ex-Mossad chief confirms Israeli agents remain active in Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/ex-mossad-chief-confirms-israeli-agents-remain-active-in-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-25T22:15:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Report: IDF chief pushes back on Netanyahu's order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/report-idf-chief-pushes-back-on-netanyahus-order",
        "published": "2026-10-25T23:24:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}