Netanyahu was warned of 7 October Hamas attacks, book claims
A new book alleges that Benjamin Netanyahu received a warning from the UAE president about a potential Hamas attack a week before October 7, a claim the Prime Minister has denied as a lie. The report has intensified political pressure on Netanyahu amid ongoing regional conflicts.
Why it matters
These allegations impact the political stability of Israel and the public perception of the government's handling of the October 7 security failure.
The allegations pile more pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu before next month’s elections. The allegations pile more pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu before next month’s elections. Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu was warned of 7 October Hamas attacks, book claims Israeli PM says allegation that UAE president alerted him more than a week before major offensive is ‘absolute lie’
Prefer the Guardian on Google 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.
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