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Netanyahu was warned of Hamas’s October 7 attack, book claims

From The Guardian · () English

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  • A book by Haaretz reporters claims UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed personally warned Benjamin Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a large-scale offensive more than a week before the October 7, 2023 attack.
  • Netanyahu denies speaking with the Emirati leader at that time and calls the allegation an “absolute lie,” while Israeli opposition leaders have questioned his fitness for office.
  • The claim has emerged during a crucial election campaign, adding to political pressure on the prime minister.

A book by Haaretz reporters has made a serious claim about what Benjamin Netanyahu knew before Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack: that the president of the United Arab Emirates personally warned him more than a week before the offensive.

According to the book, Netanyahu did not act on the warning. The allegation has intensified scrutiny of the Israeli prime minister during a crucial election campaign, with opposition leaders describing him as “unfit” for office.

Absolute lie

· Benjamin NetanyahuNetanyahu rejected the book’s allegation that the UAE president warned him about Hamas’s planned offensive.

Netanyahu has rejected the account. He called the report an “absolute lie” and denied speaking with the Emirati president at that time. The dispute now places an alleged warning, and Netanyahu’s response to it, at the center of a political fight over responsibility for the attack.

Unfit

· Israeli opposition leadersOpposition leaders used the term to question Netanyahu’s fitness for office after the claim emerged.
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Originally published by The Guardian in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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