No Rift Between Netanyahu and Army Chief Over Iran, Says Israeli Defence Minister

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz called reports of a rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and army chief Eyal Zamir over a new Iran-related directive “entirely baseless.” Channel 12 reported that Zamir had sought a detailed discussion, legal guarantees and political leaders’ signatures before carrying out the directive, whose details were not disclosed. Katz said Israel had no intention of initiating an attack on Iran before the elections, while opposition leader Yair Lapid accused Netanyahu of seeking escalation to postpone the vote.