Report: Israeli military cautious of Netanyahu's push to attack Iran

Haaretz reported that the Israeli General Staff is cautious about resuming war against Iran, which Netanyahu seeks before the elections, due to conflicting goals with Washington, unclear objectives in a new war, and Iranian threats to attack America's allies.

Haaretz reported that the Israeli General Staff is cautious about resuming war against Iran, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks before the Israeli elections held last Tuesday. The caution stems from several reasons: first, conflicting war goals between Israel and the US, as Netanyahu aims to topple the Iranian regime despite failing to do so in the previous war that erupted last February, while the US goal is to reach an agreement with Iran that imposes restrictions on its nuclear program and reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Second, it is unclear what would be achieved in another war that was not achieved in previous ones. Third, Trump speaks of a military operation lasting only a few days, but the Iranians have declared they will not agree to a short round of fighting and that any confrontation will include Iranian attacks against US allies in the region. Meanwhile, the leader of the Yashar party, Gadi Eisenkot, announced on Saturday that until a government is formed, he will support military operations only if there are direct and immediate threats to Israel that cannot be postponed until after the government is sworn in.