etanyahu urges national unity government, warns Iran is rebuilding its nuclear programme

Israels Caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his call for a national unity government warning that Iran was rebuilding its nuclear program and that only a broad coalition could eliminate the threat to IsraelIn a prerecorded address on Saturday local time Netanyahu urged his political rival Gadi Eisenkot who has been tasked with forming Israels next government to enter coalition negotiations without preconditionsThe Iranian regime which seeks Israels destruction is once again working to revive its nuclear program Netanyahu said We must remove this existential threat once and for allNetanyahu said a national unity government could guarantee Israels security for years to come and expand regional peace agreementsThe remarks followed a security briefing Netanyahu held with Eisenkot on ThursdayNetanyahus rightwing coalition lost its parliamentary majority in the October election Eisenkot a former military chief was given 28 days by President Isaac Herzog to form a government with a possible 14day extension Netanyahu will remain caretaker prime minister until a new government takes officeEarlier this week Netanyahu called for the formation of a national unity government asserting that the country must remain united in the face of what he described as a growing threat from IranSpeaking after the first session of Israels newly elected parliament Netanyahu warned that the country could soon come under intense international pressure to accept a nucleararmed Iran and the continuation of its current regime which he accused of posing an existential threat to IsraelIn the very near future were going to be confronted by international pressure to accept a nucleararmed Iran and the preservation of this terror regime that seeks to annihilate us Netanyahu saidHowever his remarks drew an immediate and strong reaction from former Israel Defence Forces IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot who accused the caretaker Prime Minister of using an important state occasion to further his political interests Describing Netanyahus speech as shameful Eisenkot questioned his suitability to continue holding officeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever