The IDF has issued an alert order placing additional ground forces on standby and is considering canceling…

Armed Conflict · · Israel

The IDF has issued an alert order placing additional ground forces on standby and is considering canceling soldiers' leave around Israel's October 27 election.

A military official: the move is part of preparations for the vote, not a response to a specific or immediate warning, but a "measure of readiness and alertness given the sensitivity of the period."

The IDF says a decision has not been finalized and will come later this week.

Election days in Israel are public holidays.

Source: @Open Source Intel

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