Netanyahu orders Israeli army to prepare for possible attack on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet ordered the military to step up preparations for a possible attack on Iran, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.

The reports come after Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, who has been given the opportunity to form a new government after his bloc's successes in the recent elections, issued a statement urging Netanyahu to refrain from deploying the military “without a direct and immediate threat”, until the next government is formed.