WATCH: 'Don't mess with us': Netanyahu warns enemies may attack Israel ahead of election

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel's "enemies" may try to attack leading up to October's Knesset elections in a Tuesday statement.

"There are signs that leading up to the elections, our enemies will try to attack us," Netanyahu said from Tel Nof Air Force Base.

"I am sending you [Israel's enemies] a message: Don't mess with us. Our long arm will reach you anywhere, and at any time."

Netanyahu's statement did not appear to clarify which enemies he meant.

Eisenkot: Threat 'requires immediate update' from Lapid if legitimate

Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot responded to Netanyahu's comments later on Tuesday, saying in a post on X/Twitter that the threat, if legitimate, "requires an immediate update from the chairman of the opposition, Yair Lapid...  in order to ensure that it is indeed a genuine threat and not a political maneuver intended to harm the election system."

"It is strictly forbidden to mix Israel's security with the election system," Eisenkot emphasized. "Not even for appearances' sake."