Netanyahu Calls Report That UAE Warned Him of Oct. 7 Attack an “Absolute Lie”
Netanyahu says records show no call with the UAE president and moves to sue Haaretz over a report that he missed a warning before Oct. 7.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed his lawyers to file a defamation lawsuit against Haaretz and journalist Shlomi Eldar on Wednesday over a report alleging he received a pre-October 7 warning from UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed.
- A Haaretz investigation claimed that approximately 10 days before the October 7, 2023 attack, Zayed warned Netanyahu during a 45-minute conversation that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major operation against Israel.
- Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett publicly backed the report, stating he knew "for a fact" it was true and claiming that then-Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel had separately warned of an impending attack.
- These allegations have disrupted Israel's election campaign, with opposition figures demanding a state commission of inquiry into October 7 failures, while Netanyahu claims the report is a politically motivated campaign by the left against Likud.
- The UAE has declined to publicly confirm the conversation, while Netanyahu's office argued that security protocols made such undocumented communications impossible; the report draws on research for the forthcoming book Kidnapped.
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Netanyahu to sue ‘Haaretz’ for defamation over claim UAE warned him prior to Oct. 7 massacre
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he had instructed his lawyers to file a defamation lawsuit against Haaretz, journalist Shlomi Eldar and others over the newspaper’s claims that the United Arab Emirates had warned him ahead of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a lawsuit against the left-liberal newspaper "Haaretz" for a report. The content has it in itself: the Emirate President warned him of Hamas' October massacre in the fall of 2023 ...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wants to take legal action against a newspaper, which reported that Netanyahu had been warned of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. The head of government speaks of slander.
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Netanyahu to sue Haaretz over pre-October 7 UAE warning report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his lawyers to file a libel lawsuit against Haaretz, journalist Shlomi Eldar and additional parties over a report claiming that UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed warned him about a planned Hamas operation before the October 7, 2023 attack. In a post on X on Wednesday, September 9, titled … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stor…
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