Netanyahu Wants to Attempt a Solo Attack on Iran
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Netanyahu Wants to Attempt a Solo Attack on Iran
The Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported this Wednesday, November 11, 2026, that interim Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet instructed the military to accelerate preparations for a possible attack on Iran.
Right now, the only real obstacle standing in Netanyahu's way is the IDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, who once again opposed these moves in closed meetings. Zamir’s assessment is purely pragmatic: an offensive now is imprudent given the internal political uncertainty and the lack of American backing.
He demanded in-depth discussions and formal, signed orders with solid legal backing before moving any troops for an operation capable of reopening the war, which publicly exposed the rift between the military command and the political cabinet.
Under Israel’s hierarchy, the Chief of Staff is subordinate to the civilian government and must carry out legal orders, yet he is only obligated to execute an attack that triggers a war if the political leadership fulfills strict formal and legal procedures.
Following this pushback, Netanyahu pressured Trump again.
According to the Israeli newspaper Ynet, the two had an extremely tense phone call last weekend because Trump refuses to resume bombings while negotiating with Iran. There is obviously no productive negotiation taking place, as Trump is simply betting on economically asphyxiating Tehran.
In statements made on November 10, Trump made it clear he is holding back new strikes at the request of Iran’s neighbors, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, which fear further economic destruction and blockades in the Strait of Hormuz.
Looking closely at Netanyahu’s plans, his posture mixes domestic political survival with a calculated attempt to drag the United States back into the war.
What stands out is that he had already prepared strikes on two recent occasions without Trump’s green light.
According to The Times of Israel, Netanyahu planned a major offensive against Iranian nuclear and infrastructure targets for October 10, 2026, backing down only when faced with Trump’s direct opposition.
Israeli Channel 12 also reported that Netanyahu and Mossad chief Roman Gofman prepared another unilateral action on the eve of the October 27 election without the approval of other security chiefs.
That operation was only aborted because a technical failure alerted Washington, which intervened to block it. From a military standpoint, this is total insanity. Israel lacks the aerial refueling tankers required to sustain a mass bombing campaign, and it simply does not hold enough defensive or offensive munitions for more than five days of high-intensity war.
The political calculation behind this is straightforward. After losing his majority in the October 27 parliamentary elections, Netanyahu is governing solely on an interim basis while opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot tries to assemble a new coalition under a mandate from President Isaac Herzog.
On November 11, Eisenkot publicly urged Netanyahu to avoid unnecessary military operations until the new cabinet takes office. Keeping the country on maximum alert or reigniting a major conflict disrupts the opposition's ability to form a government and delays Netanyahu’s exit.
If Eisenkot fails to close a coalition in the coming weeks due to this impasse, the mandate returns to Netanyahu or forces new elections in 2027, keeping him in the prime minister's chair throughout the entire process.
A military escalation now serves a dual purpose: it sabotages the opposition’s coalition talks inside Israel while deepening the country’s regional isolation.
The official results of the October 27 elections left the Israeli Arab parties as the kingmakers in the 120-seat Knesset, and reopening the war hits directly at that arithmetic.
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posted by Satish Sharma at
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