Israel's election deadlock and renewed Iran strike plans amid US midterms

A single article argues that Israel's October 27 election deadlock, the US midterms on November 3, an unresolved war involving Iran, energy disruptions and European unrest form one connected crisis.

It reports that Likud and its allies hold about 53 of 120 Knesset seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority, while Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party holds 48 and Arab-led lists hold 19.

The article says Netanyahu's caretaker cabinet has reportedly prepared the IDF for renewed strikes on Iran after the US vote. This is the only report on the story so far, and the article does not name its sources for the strike preparations.