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Netanyahu ignores war’s toll, but what did intelligence say: Was Israel facing annihilation?

17 Sep 2026, 20:57 GMT
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Article Netanyahu ignores war’s toll, but what did intelligence say: Was Israel facing annihilation?

At a Likud campaign event, Netanyahu said action against Iran saved Israel from destruction, while leaving Oct. 7 and the war’s toll out of his security pitch; public intelligence showed serious nuclear risk but not an assembled Iranian bomb