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Netanyahu was warned by UAE president of major Hamas attack 10 days before Oct. 7: Haaretz

  • Haaretz reported on Tuesday that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of an imminent Hamas "earthquake" in late September 2023, though Netanyahu's office categorically denied the conversation, calling the report "an absolute lie."
  • Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar reportedly told an intermediary he was preparing a "terrifying operation" and an "earthquake" in September 2023, with intelligence about this threat reaching the Shin Bet by September 15, 2023.
  • Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi reportedly stated they were never informed of the Emirati warning, while Netanyahu allegedly claimed Hamas was focused on the West Bank during that period.
  • Opposition leaders including former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and electoral challenger Gadi Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of "criminal negligence," demanding an independent commission of inquiry and declaring him unfit to serve.
  • The investigation parallels separate allegations that Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel warned Netanyahu of "something unusual" before the October 7, 2023, attack, which killed 1,221 people and triggered the ongoing conflict.
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Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is fighting for his political survival in the October elections. He is now under strong pressure from a explosive media report. According to him, on October 7, 2023, days before the Hamas massacre, a warning was issued to him. Netanyahu speaks of a "lie."

·Vienna, Austria
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Israeli opposition leaders criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday and accused him of being unfit for office after a newspaper revealed that the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, would have alerted the Prime Minister about Hamas' preparations for the attack on October 7, 2023.

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The investigation, anticipated by the Haaretz newspaper, is based on interviews with dozens of government sources and secret services. Netanyahu would have received a phone call from the president of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammad Bin Zayed, who warned him of the danger. There was a meeting of Israeli services, but it was decided that a threat from Gaza was unlikely.

·Milan, Italy
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According to an investigation by "Haaretz", the Israeli Prime Minister was personally warned by Mohammed bin Zayed and the head of Egyptian intelligence. As in 1973, the information existed, but they came up against the certainty of power... Article 7-October: the phone call that embarrasses Netanyahu appeared first on Causer.

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A week and a half before the attack of October 7, 2023, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed Bin Zayed (MBZ) telephoned the Prime Minister...

·Madrid, Spain
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haaretz.co.il broke the news on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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