New Facts: Netanyahu Ignored UAE Warning About Attack

A new investigation and a book say United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed phoned Benjamin Netanyahu about 10 days before October 7, 2023, to warn that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing a large attack. He cautioned that such an assault would spill blood, destabilize the region, and jeopardize the Abraham Accords that normalized Israel’s ties with several Arab states.

The disclosures say Netanyahu did not pass the warning to Israel’s top security chiefs or use it. His office says no such call or warning occurred.

After the revelations, Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Liberman and Yair Golan called for an immediate investigation. Their demand puts fresh pressure on the government to account for who knew what in the days before the attack.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources