Trump backs Netanyahu as Israel’s election campaign focuses on Iran
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US President Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ahead of Israel’s October 27 parliamentary election, praising his ally as a “great warrior prime minister” and a partner for peace.
In a Truth Social post, Trump described Netanyahu as “Strong, Brave, and Brilliant” and credited him with joining the United States in launching strikes on Iran in February. The conflict has since disrupted energy markets and damaged infrastructure across the Middle East. Trump announced in June that Iran and Israel had agreed to stop attacking each other.
Iran remains a prominent campaign issue. Al Jazeera reported that Netanyahu’s leading opponents have argued that he has not gone far enough. Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, has said Iran’s nuclear programme must be dismantled, while opposition leader Yair Lapid has advocated attacks on Iranian energy facilities. Former prime minister Naftali Bennett has also called for the Iranian government to be toppled.
On Monday, Netanyahu said Israel was ready to strike its enemies whenever necessary. “Do not test us,” he said in a video statement from an unspecified military base, warning that Israel would deliver harsher blows than before.
Netanyahu also unveiled a security doctrine on Sunday emphasizing pre-emptive strikes and the creation of buffer zones along Israel’s borders, according to Middle East Eye.
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