Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he visits the site of a Palestinian attack which took place a day earlier, at a junction leading to the Jewish settlement of Ariel in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 18, 2019. Jack Guez/Pool via REUTERS
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged on Wednesday that Iran could blackmail his main election rival, Benny Gantz, after hacking the former armed forces chief's phone, even as Tehran denied doing so.
Without providing any evidence or details, Netanyahu said Iran had gleaned "sensitive information". His comments, in a brief speech broadcast online from his official residence, brought a new level of vitriol to the election race.
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