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Israel’s security cabinet is set to convene for the first time since early October to discuss potential military action, with Prime Minister Netanyahu potentially authorising a military operation against Iran. However, the Trump administration’s support for such action is uncertain.

Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has warned Netanyahu against non-urgent military action, cautioning it could have ‘devastating consequences for Israeli democracy’. Eisenkot also wrote a letter to the Prime Minister urging caution, and has publicly stated that Netanyahu is refusing to provide him security briefings. Eisenkot has asked the Attorney General to intervene in the dispute.

Netanyahu has accused Eisenkot and the opposition of politicising national security. The government maintains broad legal authority to pursue security operations even as a transitional government, but the political tensions underscore deep divisions over potential military escalation against Iran.

Sources: Ynet, Walla, www.israelhayom.co.il, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post