Netanyahu: Enemies may be planning to attack Israel before election

By Lazar Berman

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29 September 2026, 3:10 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Tel Nof air base in a picture distributed on September 29, 2026. (Ma’ayan Toaf/GPO)

There are suspicions that “enemies” may attempt to attack Israel ahead of the October 27 election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims during a visit to the Tel Nof air base.

“We have indications that, ahead of the elections, our enemies will try to attack us,” he says in a video.

“So from here, from the Air Force base, from the long arm of Israel, I am sending you a message: Don’t mess with us — not now, and not ever. Our long arm will reach you anywhere and at any time,” he adds in the Hebrew-language message.

Netanyahu, who has taken to preempting IDF announcements of high-value strikes as the vote nears, also boasts of killing over 100 terrorists in recent weeks in Gaza.