The former prime minister told Israeli Army Radio that the operational plan he devised while in office included measures aimed at toppling the Iranian regime. “We could have smuggled Starlink terminals into the country ahead of time and ensured that when they shut the internet down, we would switch it back on. But they didn’t do it, just like everything else.”
What the Israeli election campaign beginning this weekend is not about.
The IDF imposed restrictions in the western Negev ahead of a mass march expected to draw senior ministers and Knesset members. Thousands are expected to march from Yad Mordechai toward Gaza, calling for Jewish communities to be reestablished in the Gaza Strip “before the elections.”
Amid the escalation between Washington and Tehran, dozens of US military refueling aircraft have deployed to Ovda and Ramon air bases. Israeli security officials are holding daily assessments in case the confrontation could draw in Israel.
The dramatic proposal would close Israel’s airspace to privately operated drones as security officials warn of “a threat humanity has yet to comprehend,” citing the risk of attacks on senior Israeli figures.
