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UAE Gave Explicit Warning to Netanyahu of Hamas Plans Days Before October 7, New Book

The book says Netanyahu received the warning through UAE channels, but his office denied the account and said no such alert was passed to security chiefs.

  • A new book by journalists Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval claims UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a "terrifying operation" Hamas planned 1.5 weeks before the October 7 attack.
  • Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar told a Fatah figure he planned an "earthquake," prompting the associate to relay the warning through an Emirati adviser to the UAE leader, who then contacted Netanyahu directly.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office called the report "an absolute lie," denying he spoke to the Emirati leader, while reports suggest he had assessed security trouble would likely erupt in the West Bank.
  • Israeli opposition leaders, including former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot, called Netanyahu unfit to serve on Tuesday, citing evidence he bears "personal and direct responsibility" for October 7.
  • The October Council, representing families seeking accountability, demanded answers regarding what warnings reached the prime minister and why the State of Israel arrived at October 7 "blind and unprepared.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not react to warnings about an attack being prepared by Hamas, reports the Haaretz newspaper. Netanyahu's office denies the newspaper's information.

·Helsinki, Finland
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A new, serious complaint about what the Israeli leadership under Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly knew before the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, is brought to the fore by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. According to an Israeli newspaper report, citing a new book by journalists Slomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, the leader of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ), had personally warned Netanyahu about ten days ago the Hamas attack, t…

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The UAE president allegedly personally conveyed the warning - Netanyahu did not inform the heads of the security services - Categorical denial from his office

·Marousi, Greece
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The President of the United Arab Emirates is said to have warned Benjamin Netanyahu a few days before the Hamas attack in October 2023. Israeli head of government did not pass on the information, reports the newspaper "Haaretz". His office rejects the allegations.

·Vienna, Austria
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A newly published book claims that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was personally warned by UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed of a large-scale attack planned by Hamas some ten days before the October 7, 2023 assassination. However, Netanyahu did not start anything with the warning, nor did he inform Israeli security leaders about it, Haarez wrote.

·Budapest, Hungary
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haaretz.co.il broke the news on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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