Likud alleges 'foreign election interference' after report on Netanyahu's pre–Oct. 7th warning
- Emirati President Mohamed bin Zayed warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu generally about tensions before October 7, but did not specify an imminent attack or war.
- Israel's Likud party has called for a criminal investigation into Haaretz journalists, opposition politicians, and the newspaper, alleging foreign involvement in promoting a report on Netanyahu's conduct before October 7.
- Likud accused senior Palestinian figure Mohammed Dahlan, who resides in the UAE, of providing false information behind the Haaretz report and linked him to efforts to influence Gaza governance if a new government forms.
- Likud also alleged that a secret visit by Yair Golan and Ronen Bar to the UAE, as well as payments to journalist Shlomi Eldar by a left-wing group connected to the Democrats party, were connected to spreading false allegations.
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On 8 September, the daily Haaretz claimed in an investigation that the President of the United Arab Emirates had warned Benyamin Netanyahu a few days before 7 October 2023 that Hamas was preparing an attack. The Israeli Prime Minister did nothing about this information, according to Haaretz. The Prime Minister categorically denied it. After the political earthquake triggered by the revelations, the Prime Minister's party accuses a Palestinian of…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party claimed that a Haaretz newspaper report alleging that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan warned Netanyahu of a "comprehensive attack from Gaza" before October 7, 2023, constituted foreign interference in the elections.
Mohammad Dahlan rejected the accusations of interference in the Israeli elections, without denying, however, that he was responsible for the flight.
Israeli prime minister's party calls for criminal investigation into Haaretz over report claiming he was warned by UAE ahead of attack
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