Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he seeks to drag Israel into a war with Iran in order to cling to power, describing him as a danger to Israel and calling for his immediate removal. Barak warned that any military confrontation now could disrupt the swearing-in ceremony in the Knesset and push toward forming a national unity government, stressing that no single piece of intelligence justifies immediate action against Iran.
The three reports focused on the same Barak statements with different selection: Sada News highlighted the warning of an "unnecessary war" and its impact on the Knesset's work, Raialyoum focused on describing Netanyahu as a "danger to Israel" and the call for his immediate removal in sharp wording, while JO24 added the assertion that no intelligence justifies immediate action and the talk of a national unity government.