Netanyahu Asked Emirati Leader to Deny Reports He'd Been Warned About October 7 Threat
Netanyahu sought an explicit denial of claims that the Emirati president warned Israel about a major Hamas attack before Oct. 7, AP reported.
- On September 27, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu made an unannounced visit to the United Arab Emirates and reportedly asked UAE President Mohamed to deny allegations that he had warned Israel of a Hamas attack before October 7.
- Reports from The New York Times and Haaretz allege that both UAE President Mohamed and then-Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel warned Netanyahu about a major Hamas operation shortly before the October 7 massacre.
- Separately, The Atlantic reported that Kamel made a secret visit to Israel on September 26, 2023, 11 days before the massacre, while journalists alleged Mohamed contacted Netanyahu to warn of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
- Netanyahu's office called the account an "absolute lie," stating he received no such warning, while the UAE Foreign Ministry declined to comment on the meeting but did not deny the warning claim.
- There was no official reference to the visit on the UAE state news agency, though reports suggest discussions also covered regional security concerns involving YemenIran, according to APi24NEWS.
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The trip to Abu Dhabi, according to the reconstructions, served to ask Mohammed bin Zayed to publicly deny that he had warned the Israeli government in good time of Hamas' intentions. But according to the WSJ Egypt had also provided information on the danger in Gaza. However, the rivals failed to transform the Prime Minister's crisis into an electoral advantage.
️ — Netanyahu secretly flew to Abu Dhabi on September 27 and reportedly asked MBZ to deny that the UAE warned him ahead of October 7
According to Haaretz, UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed (MBZ) called Netanyahu around 10 days before the attack and warned that Yahya Sinwar was planning an “earthquake.” Haaretz reports that Netanyahu did not pass the warning on to Israel’s...
According to informed sources, during his visit to the UAE, the Israeli Prime Minister probably asked Mohammed bin Zayed to deny reports about his warning before the October 7 attack.
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