Netanyahu Removes Social Media Posts Criticizing Political Rivals

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has removed social media posts and a video of a security briefing held on October 18, 2026, which were made unavailable on October 21. The briefing, which occurred shortly before elections, was used by Netanyahu for political attacks against rivals like Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Lieberman, and Naftali Bennett. During the event, Netanyahu also discussed potential future US leadership and his strategy for dealing with Iran, emphasizing a plan to bring down the Iranian regime.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed social media posts and a video of a security briefing.
The briefing, held October 18, 2026, was made unavailable on October 21.
Netanyahu used the briefing for political attacks against rivals Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Lieberman, and Naftali Bennett.
The Prime Minister's Office claimed the event was a briefing, not a pre-election event.
Netanyahu discussed potential future US leadership and his strategy for Iran.
He stated his plan is to bring about the fall of the Iranian regime.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has removed all references to a security concept briefing held on October 18, 2026, from social media. According to Ynet, the briefing's announcement on the Prime Minister's Office website and its YouTube video were suddenly made unavailable on Wednesday, October 21. Netanyahu held the event shortly before elections, using it to launch political attacks against his opponents. Despite the event's political nature and timing during the election campaign, representatives from the Government Press Office filmed the proceedings. Also present were Head of the National Security Council Shmuel Ben-Ezra and Military Secretary to the Prime Minister Guy Marquizano. The Prime Minister's Office, however, maintained that it was not an election event but a briefing where Netanyahu responded to journalists' political questions. During the briefing, Netanyahu made sharply negative remarks about Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Lieberman, and Naftali Bennett, and also sharply criticized Ofer Winter. Netanyahu discussed potential future US leadership hostile to Israel, stating, "In two years, a president or a female president may come to power (in the US) who will be very hostile to Israel. We will have to create other alliances. How will you deal with it? How to act regarding the US? And more than that, what solutions are suggested?" He added, "First of all, act as best as possible in these two years and in the next two years in the American direction. And second, create other alliances. I am now working on this with many countries in our region and beyond. India is not a small country, there are many others." Regarding Iran, he stated, "It's like cancer: it will not disappear as long as this regime exists. It will try to recover, to renew the nuclear program, other unconventional weapons programs and revive the so-called 'axis of resistance.' 90% of the work is done, the regime is very weak. Why don't they go out into the streets? Because they are killed now. Simply killed. Tens of thousands of their citizens are killed or wounded. Such is the nature of this regime." He further noted, "Our plan is very comprehensive and very decisive, it is aimed at bringing about the fall of the regime. This is my plan. This is the directive I have given to all the security forces, and so it will be."