After Israeli elections in which no bloc secured a parliamentary majority, debate has focused on the powers of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as head of a caretaker government and whether he can decide to wage war on Iran. Readings ranged between asserting legal and political constraints requiring government or mini-security cabinet approval, and legal experts' view that security powers remain broad at this stage. International press analyses addressed how the political deadlock delays accountability for the October 7 attack failures and leaves room to study military options.
Euronews focused on the legal and political constraints on the caretaker government, while Independent Arabia presented legal experts' view that security powers remain broad. ANHA relied on international press analyses linking the political deadlock to delayed accountability for the October failures and to military options toward Iran, whereas Errem News addressed the topic through Trump's bet and Netanyahu's ambition.