PoliticsNetanyahu’s new security doctrine: Regional strategy or election ploy?

Experts say Benjamin Netanyahu’s updated security doctrine and map of regional blocs advance his political ambitions before Israel’s October 27 election. It prioritises preemptive military action, wider buffer zones and new partnerships. Challengers Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Lapid dismissed the document as hollow and superficial.

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