⚡️🇮🇱🇦🇪 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during their meeting Sunday to deny a report that he had warned Netanyahu of a looming Hamas attack before October 7, 2023, according to the Associated Press, citing a person with firsthand knowledge of the meeting.

➡️ Netanyahu continues to deny receiving such a warning. The UAE Foreign Ministry declined to comment on Sunday's meeting but did not issue a denial of the warning claim, reiterating that the UAE maintains "open and direct lines of communication" with Israel and that "all relevant intelligence" is shared when necessary.

➡️ The controversy began September 8 with an investigation alleging Mohammed bin Zayed called Netanyahu about a week and a half before October 7 and warned him that then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major operation. Netanyahu's office called the account an "absolute lie."

➡️ The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that then-Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel personally called Netanyahu in early October 2023 after two earlier Egyptian warnings failed to prompt action. The New York Times reported Friday that Mohammed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu in late September that Hamas was considering a major attack.

➡️ The Atlantic reported that Kamel made a secret visit to Israel on September 26, 2023, 11 days before the massacre, with flight records showing his aircraft remained at Ben Gurion Airport for just 67 minutes.

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