Netanyahu warns of terror threat as Israelis went to polls on Tuesday
One week before the U.S midterm elections, Israelis went to the polls on Tuesday to select a new prime minister. The election comes at a critical time for the nation’s security, CBN News reported.
Iran allegedly is preparing to assassinate U.S. diplomats and personnel. Two Iranian officials confirmed the plans to “The New York Times” as Washington reduces embassy staff across the Middle East. Incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making Iran the centerpiece of his campaign. He posted an AI-generated image of a nuclear explosion over Tel Aviv, warning of a potential second Holocaust if he’s not reelected.
“We have intelligence that our enemies, Iran and its proxies, could try and challenge us with attacks in order to disrupt the elections,” Netanyahu said. “And I warn them, don’t try us. You will suffer disproportionate blows, far greater than you can imagine.”
In Hebron, Israeli forces are conducting house-to-house searches after Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers on Friday. Netanyahu is promising a much broader military campaign in Judea and Samaria. “The defense minister and I have reviewed a very broad IDF operation in Judea and Samaria unlike any seen since the Six-Day War,” Netanyahu announced.
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Meanwhile, the United States is clamping down on Iran’s economy. “They have inflation, they have no money,” President Donald Trump said. “The question is, do we want to finish it or do we want to let it wither?”
Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. CENTCOM, flew over the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, declaring its shipping lanes clear of Iranian mines. “Everybody is taking oil out,” he said. “In fact, last week, we took more oil out than we have ever taken out, even before the war.”
Israel, however, could face economic pressure of its own. Netanyahu is warning of possible international banking sanctions on Israel and proposed cryptocurrency as an alternative financial system. However, Israel’s Central Bank and top economists insist that cryptocurrency cannot be used to circumvent sanctions.
–Lee Hartman | Metro Voice
