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Netanyahu denies warning of attacks by the Emirates on October 7

According to reports in the newspaper "Haaretz," the United Arab Emirates informed the Israeli prime minister of the operation, in response to which the local opposition accuses Netanyahu of ignoring warnings.

Jerusalem (Israel), 08/09/2026.- Benjamin Netanyahu (C), Israeli Prime Minister and leader of the Likud party, arrives for the party's presentation of new team members for the upcoming elections, in Jerusalem, Israel, 08 September 2026. Israel will hold elections for the 26th Knesset on 27 October 2026. (Elecciones, Jerusalén) EFE/EPA/ABIR SULTAN
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Photo: EFE

United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed warned Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major attack a week and a half beforethe October 7 attacks, the newspaperHaaretz reported on Tuesday.

Following an investigation based on "dozens of sources and recordings, internal documents, and correspondence from Israel and the rest of the world, including senior officials," this medium has reconstructed how this exchange of information between the two leaders materialized, according to which the conversation was conducted over the phone, lasted 45 minutes and was ignoredby Netanyahu.

However, the Israeli Prime Minister has denied this information on the grounds that the published news is "false." "If there was any relevant information, it was transmitted through intelligence channels between the two countries," he said.

Nor have they made great statements from Abu Dhabi, Israel's great ally in the region, whose authorities, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "do not value media publications or speculations about talks between government leaders."

Thepublication of Haaretz - which has generated much controversyin Israel, where legislative elections are scheduled for late October. Opposition leader Yair Lapid has claimed that if Netanyahu "had done his duty, the massacre would have been avoided."

On the other hand, Democratic leader Yair Lapid has gone further and askedthe prime minister to leave.

Meanwhile, former Israeli Chief of Staff and Prime Minister Gadi Eisenkot has promised to establish a commission of inquiry to clarify the "flaws" that led to attacks by Palestinian militias, and has accused Netanyahu of spreading "false conspiracy theories" to "blame the U-7 Israeli security system."

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