'Make ground in Gaza tremble': Egypt warned Netanyahu of Hamas plans before October 7
New reports suggest that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received warnings from Egyptian and UAE officials regarding a potential major attack by Hamas prior to October 7, 2023. The reports allege that these warnings were either ignored or not shared with senior security leadership.
Why it matters
These allegations are central to the ongoing political debate in Israel regarding accountability and intelligence failures surrounding the October 7 attacks.
Fresh details have emerged about warnings issued to Israel ahead of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, amid a report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned by the United Arab Emirates about plans for a major assault in the weeks leading up to the invasion.The latest information also sheds further light on previously reported warnings from Egyptian intelligence officials during the same period.According to Army Radio, the Shin Bet intelligence service conveyed to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warnings from its Egyptian counterparts that Hamas intended to “make the ground in Gaza tremble.”The Egyptian side provided only a general warning, without offering any specific details.In the days following the October 7 onslaught, an Egyptian intelligence official said Jerusalem had ignored repeated warnings that the Gaza-based terror group was planning “something big,” including an apparent direct warning from Cairo’s intelligence minister to Netanyahu, as cited by Times of Israel.According to…
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