Report: UAE Warned Netanyahu Before Oct. 7 Attack
The report says Netanyahu was warned of a major Hamas operation 10 days before the attack and did not alert security chiefs.
- On Tuesday, Haaretz reported that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of an imminent Hamas attack roughly 10 days before October 7, 2023; Netanyahu's office categorically denied the report, calling it an "absolute lie."
- Before the warning, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar told a Fatah intermediary he was preparing a "zilzal," or earthquake, and a "huge surprise." This information reached bin Zayed, who then contacted Netanyahu to urge readiness.
- During the 45-minute call, Netanyahu reportedly "reacted with relative calm" and assured bin Zayed that Israel was prepared for any scenario. Sources claim he failed to share this intelligence with the Shin Bet.
- Opposition leaders Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman, and Yair Golan issued a joint statement demanding an immediate state commission of inquiry, accusing Netanyahu of "criminal negligence."
- Multiple investigations, including intelligence from Egypt and the Shin Bet, suggest a pattern of ignored warnings as the October 27 election approaches. Netanyahu's rivals are using these allegations to argue he is unfit to serve.
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As Israel prepares for elections, opponents are attacking Benjamin Netanyahu. The Prime Minister's Office calls Haaretz's investigative story a lie.
Revealed: Netanyahu Received Explicit Warning Days Before Oct. 7. He Didn’t Brief Israel’s Security Chiefs
Revealed: Netanyahu Received Explicit Warning Days Before Oct. 7. He Didn’t Brief Israel’s Security Chiefs –In September 2023, UAE President bin Zayed called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. Netanyahu: “This is an absolute lie”. | 8 Sep 2026 | …But this time, the call initiated by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed — known as MBZ — was unusual. A week and a half before October 7, 2023, the Emirati ruler called Net…
Ten days before the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyagu received a warning from President Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, wrote the Haaretz newspaper.
A book to appear in Israel claims that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed by the President of the United Arab Emirates, ten days before the attack of October 7, 2023, that Gaza's Hamas leader Yahya Sinuar is planning "a wide-ranging operation against Israel, and this revelation has produced a shock in Israeli society, which is in the midst of an electoral campaign," reports "Le Monde.
The Israeli prime minister is blocking an investigation into the incident.
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