Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel is monitoring attempts led by Iran and its regional proxies to carry out attacks aimed at influencing the outcome of the elections in Israel. The remarks came during the inauguration ceremony of the Etzel organization museum and the Altalena ship gun, in which he called for a unified stance and for separating internal political disputes from the security file.
The three reports agreed on the content of Katz's remarks regarding Iran and the elections but differed in what they highlighted: one report, relaying the remarks via Walla, focused on the call for a unified stance and the priority of security considerations; another focused on the threat to "cut off the hand" of anyone targeting Israel and on the venue of the remarks; while a third presented the remarks as revealing a "security plot led by Iran".