Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly rejected claims that he was warned over a week in advance by the UAE president about an impending large-scale Hamas attack, calling the allegation an "absolute lie." The report, detailed in a new book by Haaretz journalists, suggests he received intelligence but took no action before the October 2023 offensive. Opposition leaders have seized on the controversy, accusing Netanyahu of being unfit for office amid a critical election period. The denial comes as the political fallout intensifies over the government’s handling of security warnings.
Israeli PM says allegation that UAE president alerted him more than a week before major offensive is ‘absolute lie’Benjamin Netanyahu was personally alerted by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a large-scale offensive against Israel a week before its 7 October 2023 attack, but did not act on the warning, according to a book by Haaretz reporters.The claim, which comes amid a crucial election campaign, prompted Israeli opposition leaders to describe the prime minister as “unfit” for office, even as Netanyahu denounced the report as an “absolute lie” and denied he spoke to the Emirati leader at that time. Continue reading...
