Egypt’s intelligence chief Abbas Kamel visited Israel on September 26, 2023, warning that Hamas appeared to be preparing for a major attack. He urged Israel to ease tensions and warned: “If you don’t change course, Gaza is going to blow up in your faces.”

The warning did not include a specific date or details about the October 7 attack, and Israeli officials later disputed receiving any direct warning.

The report says multiple officials believed Kamel’s visit itself should have raised alarms, with one former Israeli official saying: “The messenger was the message.”

Source: The Atlantic