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The Israeli government is due to vote on Thursday on extending the state of emergency on the home front until Nov. 3, beyond the Oct. 27 general election, according to Israeli public broadcaster KAN.
A document submitted by the cabinet secretary cited “uncertainty over the situation, particularly regarding the fronts in Iran and Lebanon,” KAN reported. It said security officials assessed that there remained a high likelihood of an attack against Israel.
The emergency declaration was introduced when the Israeli-US war on Iran began on Feb. 28. Tehran responded with attacks on Israel and US military facilities in Arab countries.
A legal opinion attached to the proposal referred to security establishment assessments of the possibility of an attack and concluded that the circumstances justified extending the special state of emergency until Nov. 3, KAN said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned two weeks ago that Israel could face an attack in the coming weeks, according to the broadcaster. Opposition figures say Netanyahu is using repeated claims about security threats as election propaganda.
Netanyahu has led the government since December 2022. He faces charges of corruption, bribery and breach of trust in three cases, and has been wanted by the International Criminal Court since 2024 over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Since October 2023, Israel has carried out military operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, fought two wars against Lebanon and Iran, and launched airstrikes on Yemen and Qatar, according to the source. Lebanese authorities say Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2 have killed more than 4,300 people, wounded 12,400 and displaced more than 1 million. The article also says more than 74,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October 2023.
