Netanyahu denies ever having met Egypt's foreign intelligence chief despite contradictory records
- On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged that Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel visited Israel shortly before the October 7, 2023, massacre, though he denied meeting him personally.
- The Atlantic reported that Kamel flew to Israel on September 26, 2023, warning that Hamas was preparing a major attack and urging Israel to grant economic concessions to prevent escalation.
- Official records show Netanyahu previously hosted Kamel in Jerusalem in May 2021, contradicting his recent assertion that he never meets foreign intelligence chiefs; the Egyptian plane remained on the ground for 67 minutes.
- During a Tuesday interview on Channel 14, Netanyahu claimed Iran and its allies are planning attacks to influence Israel's October 27 election, while opposition leader Yair Golan warned he may spark conflict to stay in power.
- Global media outlets reported several warnings Netanyahu allegedly received before October 7, including alerts from Egypt and the UAE, raising questions about whether the government adequately heeded pre-attack intelligence.
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Netanyahu denies meeting Egyptian spy chief before October 7 massacre, ignoring documented past talks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel landed in Israel 11 days before October 7, while claiming leaders never meet spy chiefs despite video proof of past visits. The post Netanyahu denies meeting Egyptian spy chief before October 7 massacre, ignoring documented past talks appeared first on www.israelhayom.com.
In an interview with Israeli post Channel 14, favorable to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister denied that he had met with Abbas Kamel, the chief of Egyptian secret services since that time, who landed in Israel a few days before the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023 - and said he does not know who received that warning, reports Haaretz.
The Israeli prime minister confirmed The Atlantic's report about the surprise visit of Egypt's former intelligence chief, but stressed that he did not know with whom he met.
Egypt's spy chief visited Israel before Oct 7, Netanyahu says, but denies meeting with him
Prime Minister Netanyahu confirms that Egyptian intelligence chief secretly visited Israel before October 7, 2023, but pushes back on claims that the two met and that Netanyahu received warning regarding impending Hamas invasion.
For the first time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel had visited Israel before 7 October 2023, denying that he had met with him and demanding that he investigate the identity of those who met him during the visit.
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