Israeli media say the security cabinet told the military to step up preparations, as the opposition leader forming a government urged restraint.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet has told the military to step up preparations for a possible attack on Iran, according to Israeli media reports carried by Middle East Eye on Wednesday, 11 November.
The reports come as Israel moves towards a new government. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, whose bloc did well in the recent elections, has been given the opportunity to form a new government. Middle East Eye reported that Eisenkot issued a statement urging Netanyahu not to use the military "without a direct and immediate threat" until the next government takes office.
The reports did not say what form the preparations take or on what timetable. No official statement from the cabinet was cited.
