Netanyahu battles October 7 warnings revelations with defiant UN speech

The political storm engulfing Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over reports of additional foreign warnings about Hamas’ 7 October attack expanded on Saturday and Sunday when more revelations surfaced amid the looming Israeli elections, with the Israeli premier countering with a fiery and defiant speech about Israel’s defence at the UN.The New York Times on Saturday confirmed a previous Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz report that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed secretly warned Netanyahu of the Hamas’ 7 October attack and that Israel’s premier did not pass on the warning to his security officials.Also on Saturday, the US news magazine The Atlantic reported that Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel secretly visited Israel 11 days before 7 October attack to warn of a significant Hamas attack.And on Sunday, former Israeli Defence minister Yoav Gallant told the Israeli Army Radio that Israel received a message from Hamas through Israeli internal national security agency…