Israeli Military Warns Netanyahu Will Escalate Wars to Postpone Upcoming Elections
Israel is engaged in several conflicts in the Middle
East, including the war against Iran, the occupations of Lebanon and Syria, and
the genocide in Gaza.
by Kyle Anzalone | August 23, 2026
Senior Israeli military officials are sounding the alarm that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is
preparing to escalate ongoing wars to have a pretext for postponing the
upcoming Knesset election.
The Israeli outlet Maariv reports speaking with senior
officials familiar with an IDF assessment that Netanyahu will attempt to
escalate an ongoing conflict or ignite a new one. The Prime Minister hopes that
putting Israel on a more active military footing will create a political
opening to delay elections scheduled for October 27.
Maariv speculates that the military operation will
intensify the ongoing genocide in Gaza. In an interview with Mario Nawfal on
Friday, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said Israel was attempting to “bait” Turkey into an
escalation by attacking a military base in Idlib, Syria.
Senior Israeli military officials told Maariv that the
IDF would not allow Netanyahu to start a new war before the upcoming
election.
Since the US brokered a ceasefire agreement between
Hamas and Israel last October, Tel Aviv has continued its onslaught in Gaza at
a reduced pace. Over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the past ten
months, and the IDF has expanded its control over the Strip.
Netanyahu has used Israel’s military conflicts in
Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, the West Bank, and Gaza to delay his corruption
trial.
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