UAE rejects to comment in Israeli row over alleged Oct. 7 warning
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office has denied reports that the UAE provided a warning regarding the October 7 Hamas attack. The UAE declined to comment on the specific claim but emphasized that intelligence sharing between the two nations is a standard, ongoing practice.
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The report touches on sensitive diplomatic and intelligence relations between Israel and the UAE following the Abraham Accords.
The Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday strongly denied the Haaretz report, which alleged that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned by the United Arab Emirates about Hamas's October 7 attack, writing that the "press reports are false.""No warning was given to the Prime Minister from the United Arab Emirates before October 7th. If there was any relevant information, it was passed through intelligence channels between the two countries," the PMO stated.The Prime Minister's Office:The press reports are false. No warning was given to the Prime Minister from the United Arab Emirates before October 7th. If there was any relevant information , it was passed through intelligence channels between the two countries.— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) September 8, 2026The UAE Foreign Ministry also published a statement on the report, saying it refuses to comment on "speculation" about whether the two countries spoke.
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