A source in the Prime Minister's office told i24NEWS that MK Moshe Saada (Likud) is not part of the cabinet and does not have special knowledge, after Saada said in a Channel 14 interview that Israel is approaching a strike on Iran, possibly this weekend. The denial follows reports of anger in the PM's office over the remarks.
The Zioneer reported earlier (Thu 18:17) that the Prime Minister's office was angered by MK Moshe Saada's remarks suggesting an imminent Israeli strike on Iran. Now, a source in the PM's office has denied that Saada has any inside knowledge, telling i24NEWS: "Saada is not a partner in the cabinet. I don't think he knows anything." Saada's comments, made on Channel 14 and described as apparently inadvertent, claimed that Israel is approaching a military escalation with Iran and that an attack might come this weekend. The denial underscores that Saada, a backbench Likud MK, is not part of security cabinet deliberations and does not speak for the government. The incident is a political story, not a confirmed operational shift; no official change in IDF posture has been announced.
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