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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Netanyahu Shares AI Nuclear Blast Image, Warns of Existential Threat

On Sunday, October 25, 2026, two days before the Knesset elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted an AI-generated image of a nuclear explosion over Tel Aviv on his social media accounts. The post warned of an existential threat from Iran's nuclear program, which Netanyahu declared to be Israel's top national priority.

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Netanyahu Shares AI Nuclear Blast Image, Warns of Existential Threat
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What happened

  1. 01Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted an AI-generated image of a nuclear explosion over Tel Aviv on Sunday, warning of an existential threat from Iran.
  2. 02The post was shared on Netanyahu's social media accounts just two days before the Knesset elections scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
  3. 03Netanyahu amplified a text by writer Yuval Bloomberg describing domestic political disputes as a smokescreen distracting from the Iranian nuclear threat.
  4. 04The shared text urged leveraging the remaining two years of Donald Trump's U.S. presidency to finish the job in Iran.
  5. 05Democrats party chairman Yair Golan accused Netanyahu of spreading panic and called for his removal from social media platforms.
  6. 06Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot accused the prime minister of hysteria, lies, and fear-mongering after failing to counter Iran effectively.

The post shared and amplified a text by writer Yuval Bloomberg, which argued that domestic political controversies, including those regarding Qatar, the ultra-Orthodox community, and military conscription, are merely a smokescreen distracting from the primary danger. Bloomberg wrote that if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, nothing else will matter, and warned that electing a leader unable to handle pressure could lead to a "second Holocaust." The text also highlighted a historic window of opportunity, noting that Israel has two years of Donald Trump's U.S. presidency to finish the job in Iran.

Opposition leaders strongly condemned the post, accusing the prime minister of spreading panic and hysteria for electoral gain. Democrats party chairman Yair Golan stated that Netanyahu and his associates had lost control, and called for the prime minister to be removed from social media. Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of resorting to lies and fear-mongering after failing to achieve his objectives in the war against Iran, predicting that voters would reject this approach at the ballot box on Tuesday.

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