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Netanyahu threatens another strike on Iran and orders work to topple its regime ahead of Israeli elections

In an interview with Israel's Channel 14, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will strike Iran again and that he has instructed the Mossad and the army to work to topple the Iranian regime, warning against attempts to obstruct Tuesday's legislative elections. At the same time, Channels 12 and 13 reported an unprecedented dispute between Netanyahu and Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir over carrying out a strike before the elections, which Netanyahu denied and described as fake news, while media outlets quoted US President Donald Trump as saying "not tonight".

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📍 Debate continues over the reports of a dispute between Netanyahu and the Chief of Staff after the former denied them, while no timing for a possible strike has been announced and the US reference was limited to the phrase "not tonight".

📍 Where things stand: Debate continues over the reports of a dispute between Netanyahu and the Chief of Staff after the former denied them, while no timing for a possible strike has been announced and the US reference was limited to the phrase "not tonight".

⏱️ Timeline

25 Oct 2026, 21:13 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israel's Channel 14 that his country will strike Iran again and that he has instructed the Mossad and the Israeli army to work to topple the Iranian regime. He warned Iran and its allies against trying to obstruct Israel's legislative elections scheduled for Tuesday, stressing that the army is ready for defensive and offensive attacks.
25 Oct 2026, 21:32 Israel's Channel 13 reported an unprecedented dispute between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Chief of Staff of the General Staff over carrying out a strike on Iran before the elections, and Channel 12 said Netanyahu wanted to carry out the strike while Zamir requested deep consultations before any decision. Channel 12 said Zamir received a directive from the political leadership to "carry out unspecified military action" against Iran before the elections, and that he requested a serious discussion and a signed legal document authorizing the move.
25 Oct 2026, 21:59 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied reports of a dispute between him and the Chief of Staff over Iran, describing them as fake news.
25 Oct 2026, 21:59 In an interview with Israel's Channel 14, Netanyahu said Iran resembles a "wounded scorpion" that may deliver a final sting and strike Israel, remarks falling within repeated Israeli warnings of a possible Iranian response.
25 Oct 2026, 22:47 Al-Ghad TV quoted US President Donald Trump as saying "not tonight" in response to the Israeli threat to strike Iran, while Sawt Beirut International reported that Trump stressed his position aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, in what it described as Israeli-American escalation over the Iran file.
25 Oct 2026, 23:32 Israel's Channel 14 quoted Netanyahu as saying that the elections are about Israel's existence, that Israel will strike Iran again, that Tehran does not want him elected, and that he has issued instructions to the Mossad and the Shin Bet to topple the Iranian regime. Sky News Arabia recalled that he described Iran as a "wounded scorpion that may resort to a final sting" and vowed severe strikes against Israel's enemies days before the legislative elections.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

⚠️ Sources disagree

The bodies Netanyahu instructed to topple the Iranian regime

The Mossad and the Israeli army according to annahar.com
The Mossad and the Israeli army according to سكاي نيوز عربية
The Mossad and the Shin Bet according to المترجم احمد المقادمة

Figures as each outlet reported them at the time. We do not judge which is correct; numbers often change as events develop.

How the sources covered it

Some sources focused on the content of Netanyahu's Channel 14 interview, the orders to topple the regime and the warning against obstructing the elections, while others centered on the reports of the dispute between Netanyahu and the Chief of Staff and Zamir's request for a legal document, and a third group highlighted the pairing of the Israeli threat with the US position on Iran's nuclear program and Trump's "not tonight" remark.

annahar.com Led with the content of Netanyahu's Channel 14 interview, citing the renewed strike threat, the order to work to topple the Iranian regime and instructions to the army, in addition to the warning against obstructing Tuesday's elections.
lebanon debate Followed the story through successive items: it began with the Channel 13 and Channel 12 reports on the dispute with the Chief of Staff and Zamir's request for deep consultations, then carried the strike threat, then Netanyahu's denial of the dispute as fake news, then the "wounded scorpion" comparison.
الشرق للأخبار Devoted its report to Channel 12's account of an "unprecedented confrontation" between Netanyahu and Eyal Zamir, including the directive for "unspecified military action" and Zamir's demand for a signed legal document, noting at the end Netanyahu's denial of any dispute.
سكاي نيوز عربية Framed its headline around Netanyahu's instructions to the Mossad and the army to topple Iran's regime, highlighting the "wounded scorpion" description and the vow of severe strikes, linking this to the upcoming legislative elections.
صوت بيروت إنترناشونال Presented the story as Israeli-American escalation, pairing Netanyahu's threat of new strikes with Trump's insistence on preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
قناة الغد Combined in its headline Netanyahu's threat to strike Iran again with Trump's phrase "not tonight", without further details on the context of the US remark.