IDF: Considerations in Operational Activity Are Solely Security and State-Related

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An IDF spokesperson issued a clarification following reports of a clash between the Prime Minister and Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir over the possibility of military action in Iran. According to Arutz Sheva, the statement said the IDF is focused on its missions and is on high alert in all arenas, given various warnings and the sensitivity of the period.

According to N12, the report of the clash also included concern within the military echelon that the Iranian issue could be exploited for political purposes ahead of the elections. According to Israel Hayom, an IDF spokesperson said: "The operational activity and the considerations taken in the IDF are solely security-related, professional, substantive and state-related."