Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Haaretz reported that the UAE president warned Benjamin Netanyahu of a major Hamas operation before October 7, 2023. The New York Times, citing anonymous sources, reports that the call occurred and the warning did not reach security chiefs. Netanyahu denies receiving it.
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Overview
Haaretz reported on September 8, 2026 that United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Benjamin Netanyahu by phone, about ten days before October 7, 2023, that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major operation. Netanyahu and his office deny that the call or a warning occurred. On September 25, 2026 The New York Times reported that two unnamed people, one who said they had spoken with Sheikh Mohammed and one who said they were briefed by someone on the call, said he alerted Netanyahu that Hamas was considering a major attack. Citing five unnamed former senior Israeli officials, the Times reported that the warning never reached the heads of Israel's security establishment, and, citing minutes it reviewed, that Netanyahu did not mention it at an October 1, 2023 meeting with security chiefs. One of the Times' sources said the information was not specific about the nature of the attack, and the minutes are not public. Reporter Shlomi Eldar says he has documents, records and confidential-source evidence for the Haaretz account, none of which has been made public. Naftali Bennett says he knows the report is true, and other opposition leaders demand an investigation. The UAE government has declined to confirm or deny the alleged conversation. As of September 25, 2026, we could not locate a public response from Netanyahu's office to the Times report.
Read the full background
The originating account was published on September 8, 2026 by Haaretz reporters Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval and was drawn from their book and interviews. It describes information moving from Yahya Sinwar through a Fatah intermediary and an adviser to the UAE president, followed by a reported 45-minute call in which Mohammed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu that a major event was being prepared. Haaretz says related information also reached Israeli intelligence channels but was not interpreted as a warning of a Gaza assault. Netanyahu's office says there was no call and no warning, says a review of call and visitor records found no supporting documentation, and has announced planned libel action; the Times of Israel reported on September 25 that he had yet to file. In a direct CNN interview, Eldar rejected that denial and said he possesses documents, records, and confidential-source evidence supporting the alleged call; those underlying materials were not displayed or independently authenticated in the segment. Bennett says he knows the report is true but has not publicly explained the basis for that knowledge. Anonymous sources have since corroborated parts of the account. The Times of Israel says an unnamed Emirati source confirmed the conversation on September 8. On September 9, i24NEWS reported a senior, unnamed Middle East intelligence source saying the UAE passed Israel a warning of significant and imminent Hamas action, without confirming a direct call, the transmission route, or what Netanyahu personally received. On September 22, Channel 12 cited three unnamed senior Emirati sources who said UAE intelligence first warned the Shin Bet and that Mohammed bin Zayed then called Netanyahu to check that the information had reached him. The UAE government has declined to confirm or deny the alleged conversation, and an unnamed UAE official told The National that the UAE does not discuss such details at the level of national leaders.
On September 25, 2026, The New York Times reported that one person who said they had spoken with Mohammed bin Zayed and another who said they were briefed by someone on the call told it the Emirati leader alerted Netanyahu in late September 2023 that Hamas was considering a major attack. One of those two people said the information was not specific about whether Hamas planned rocket fire or a ground invasion. The Times also reported that five former senior Israeli officials said the warning never reached the heads of Israel's security establishment and is not mentioned in any internal investigation of the failures, which have not been released in full. It reported that minutes of an October 1, 2023 security meeting, which it says it reviewed, show Netanyahu did not mention the warning, said the goal should be to maintain calm in Gaza, and said Israeli action in Gaza might sabotage the prospect of Saudi Arabia establishing diplomatic relations with Israel. A person familiar with a later discussion told the Times that Mohammed bin Zayed told then-CIA director William Burns that, during the call, he had spoken to Netanyahu about a looming threat of Hamas violence in the West Bank or Gaza. All of the Times' sources are anonymous, and we could not review the minutes. The Times said Netanyahu's office and the Emirati Foreign Ministry did not respond to its requests for comment, and it noted that Netanyahu had earlier denied receiving a warning call and said any Emirati intelligence came through intelligence channels. As of September 25, 2026, we could not locate a public response from Netanyahu's office to the Times report. The call transcript, recording, contemporaneous memorandum, and a named on-record UAE confirmation remain unavailable. This record therefore separates whether the call occurred, whether its contents were transmitted, and whether the warning was specific and actionable. It does not include unsupported claims that Netanyahu intentionally permitted the attack.
People in this case
Mohammed bin Zayed Al NahyanDirectly involved
Benjamin NetanyahuDirectly involved
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Timeline
19 timeline entries on this page. Dates: September 15, 2023 to October 9, 2026
September 2023
Related warning information reportedly reaches Israeli intelligence
Haaretz reports that a Fatah intermediary and an adviser to the UAE president conveyed related information to the Shin Bet in mid-September. Israeli officials reportedly discussed it but did not interpret it as warning of an imminent assault from Gaza.
[01]Haaretz
Source excerpt
Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs.
Originating report drawn from the authors’ book and interviews. It reconstructs an alleged 45-minute call, but the call transcript, recording, call memorandum, and named on-record UAE confirmation are not publicly available.
Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs · HaaretzInvestigation and book excerpt[02]Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — report
Source excerpt
An Emirati source familiar with the conversation confirmed the Haaretz newspaper’s report.
Detailed secondary report reproducing the competing claims. Its Emirati corroboration is anonymous; the UAE government did not confirm or deny the alleged leaders’ conversation.
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactionsNetanyahu–MBZ warning call allegedly occurs
Incident
According to the originating report, Mohammed bin Zayed held a roughly 45-minute call with Netanyahu about ten days before October 7 and warned that Sinwar was preparing a major event. Netanyahu denies that the call or warning occurred.
[01]Haaretz
Source excerpt
Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs.
Originating report drawn from the authors’ book and interviews. It reconstructs an alleged 45-minute call, but the call transcript, recording, call memorandum, and named on-record UAE confirmation are not publicly available.
Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs · HaaretzInvestigation and book excerpt[02]Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — report
Source excerpt
An Emirati source familiar with the conversation confirmed the Haaretz newspaper’s report.
Detailed secondary report reproducing the competing claims. Its Emirati corroboration is anonymous; the UAE government did not confirm or deny the alleged leaders’ conversation.
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions[03]UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report says
Independent synthesis of the Haaretz report, Netanyahu’s denial, the UAE response, and reactions from Israeli political opponents.
October 2023
Netanyahu meets his security chiefs on Gaza six days before October 7
Incident
The New York Times reported on September 25, 2026 that, according to minutes of the meeting it reviewed, Netanyahu told his security chiefs on October 1, 2023 that the goal should be to maintain calm in Gaza. The minutes show he pushed back when some security officials said Israel should consider military strikes against senior Hamas leaders in Gaza who were overseeing attacks on Israelis in the West Bank. The Times also reports that he said any Israeli action in Gaza might sabotage the prospect of Saudi Arabia establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, and that he did not mention the warning attributed to Mohammed bin Zayed. Netanyahu has denied receiving the warning, and his office did not respond to the Times. The minutes are not public and we could not review them.
[04]The New York Times
Source excerpt
Netanyahu gathered his security chiefs days later, on Oct. 1, 2023, for a meeting about the situation in the Gaza Strip, and never mentioned the warning, according to minutes of the meeting reviewed by the Times. Instead, he told them that the goal should be to maintain calm in Gaza, and he pushed back when some security officials said that Israel should consider military strikes against senior Hamas leaders in Gaza who were overseeing attacks against Israelis in the West Bank, the minutes show.
New York Times report by Adam Rasgon, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman. The quoted paragraphs describe an Oct. 1, 2023 meeting between Netanyahu and his security chiefs, based on minutes the Times says it reviewed. The minutes are not public and we could not review them. The Times article is behind a paywall, so we checked these quotations against a syndicated copy of the article published by GV Wire.
Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesParagraphs on the Oct. 1, 2023 security meeting, beginning "Netanyahu gathered his security chiefs days later"[05]Ynet News
Source excerpt
Netanyahu has repeatedly denied receiving such a warning and has said no relevant phone call with bin Zayed took place during the period in question.
Ynet's summary of the New York Times report. It adds that the warning was vague and did not specify a rocket attack or a ground invasion, that the Oct. 1, 2023 minutes show Netanyahu urging calm in Gaza and citing Saudi normalization when officials raised strikes on Hamas leaders, and that Sheikh Mohammed later described the call to then-CIA director William Burns. It restates that the Prime Minister's Office says any relevant Emirati intelligence would have gone through established intelligence channels.
Report: Netanyahu kept UAE Oct. 7 warning from security chiefs in meeting days before · Ynet NewsFull article, especially the Oct. 1 meeting section and the paragraph on Netanyahu's denials[06]i24NEWS
Source excerpt
At that meeting, Netanyahu advocated maintaining calm in Gaza to protect efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, the report said. Some security officials favored strikes against senior Hamas figures who directed attacks in the West Bank.
i24NEWS summary of the New York Times report. It says Netanyahu convened his security chiefs on October 1, 2023 and did not mention the warning, according to meeting minutes the Times reviewed, and that he advocated calm in Gaza to protect efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia. It notes that Netanyahu denied receiving the warning.
Report: Netanyahu failed to relay UAE warning of Hamas attack to security chiefs · i24NEWSFull article, published September 25, 2026[07]The Times of Israel
Source excerpt
Netanyahu did not mention the warning at the meeting with top security officials, instead warning that any major attack on Gaza would sabotage efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, The New York Times reports, citing minutes from the meeting.
Times of Israel liveblog entry summarizing the New York Times report on the Oct. 1, 2023 security meeting. The entry also says Netanyahu has denied the Haaretz claim and has threatened to sue Haaretz, though he had yet to officially do so as of its publication.
After UAE leader’s warning, Netanyahu warned security officials Gaza strikes would thwart deal with Saudis, days before Oct. 7 — NYT · The Times of IsraelFull liveblog entry, published September 25, 2026Hamas-led forces attack southern Israel
Incident
Hamas-led forces crossed from Gaza and attacked Israeli communities and military positions, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. The later dispute concerns advance warning and official responsibility, not the occurrence of the attack.
[03]UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report says
Independent synthesis of the Haaretz report, Netanyahu’s denial, the UAE response, and reactions from Israeli political opponents.
[02]Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — report
Source excerpt
An Emirati source familiar with the conversation confirmed the Haaretz newspaper’s report.
Detailed secondary report reproducing the competing claims. Its Emirati corroboration is anonymous; the UAE government did not confirm or deny the alleged leaders’ conversation.
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions
September 2026
Haaretz publishes the alleged UAE-warning account
Source release
Haaretz published reporting by Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval alleging that MBZ warned Netanyahu and that Netanyahu did not brief senior security officials. The Times of Israel subsequently reported anonymous Emirati corroboration.
[01]Haaretz
Source excerpt
Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs.
Originating report drawn from the authors’ book and interviews. It reconstructs an alleged 45-minute call, but the call transcript, recording, call memorandum, and named on-record UAE confirmation are not publicly available.
Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs · HaaretzInvestigation and book excerpt[02]Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — report
Source excerpt
An Emirati source familiar with the conversation confirmed the Haaretz newspaper’s report.
Detailed secondary report reproducing the competing claims. Its Emirati corroboration is anonymous; the UAE government did not confirm or deny the alleged leaders’ conversation.
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions[03]UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report says
Independent synthesis of the Haaretz report, Netanyahu’s denial, the UAE response, and reactions from Israeli political opponents.
[08]The Times of Israel
Source excerpt
The warning came during a phone call bin Zayed made to Netanyahu, the Emirati source familiar with the conversation confirms.
Times of Israel liveblog entry. The outlet reports that an Emirati source familiar with the conversation confirmed to it the call and warning described in the Haaretz report. The entry gives no name for the source.
Emirati source confirms to ToI that Netanyahu was warned of planned Hamas attack ahead of Oct. 7 · The Times of IsraelFull liveblog entry, published September 8, 2026Officials and opposition leaders divide over the report
Reaction
Netanyahu’s office issued a categorical denial. Bennett said the report was true; Eisenkot, Golan, Bennett, and Liberman demanded an investigation. The UAE Foreign Ministry declined to confirm or deny the alleged leaders’ conversation.
[02]Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — report
Source excerpt
An Emirati source familiar with the conversation confirmed the Haaretz newspaper’s report.
Detailed secondary report reproducing the competing claims. Its Emirati corroboration is anonymous; the UAE government did not confirm or deny the alleged leaders’ conversation.
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions[09]Naftali Bennett
Source excerpt
The report published this morning that Netanyahu was warned ten days before the October 7 massacre is true.
Direct public statement asserting the report is true and condemning Netanyahu’s alleged handling. Bennett did not disclose the basis for saying he knew it was true.
Naftali Bennett statement on the reported UAE warning · Naftali BennettX post[10]United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Source excerpt
The Ministry does not comment on media stories or speculation regarding conversations between government leaders.
Official response that declines to confirm or deny the alleged call while stating that relevant intelligence is communicated through established channels.
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs response to reporting about an alleged pre–October 7 warning · United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign AffairsOfficial X statement[11]Opposition figures demand investigation over Oct. 7 revelations
Source excerpt
What Netanyahu knew, when he knew it, why he did not inform the security establishment.
Report preserving a joint opposition demand for an immediate investigation. The signatories are political rivals of Netanyahu in an active election campaign.
Opposition figures demand investigation over Oct. 7 revelationsJoint statement by Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Liberman, and Yair GolanEldar says supporting documents and records exist
Reaction
In a CNN interview, Shlomi Eldar answered Netanyahu’s denial by saying he possesses documents, records, and confidential-source evidence supporting the alleged call. The underlying materials were not made public in the segment.
[12]CNN interview with Shlomi Eldar about the reported UAE warning
Source excerpt
I have the document, I have records, I have everything that shows that the president of UAE called Netanyahu.
Direct interview in which Eldar answers the Prime Minister’s Office denial and says he possesses documents, records, and confidential-source evidence. CNN published the transcript, but the underlying documents and records were not displayed or independently authenticated in the segment.
CNN interview with Shlomi Eldar about the reported UAE warningThe Lead with Jake Tapper, segment beginning 18:45:32Netanyahu announces planned libel action
Reaction
Netanyahu renewed his denial, said records did not support the reported call, and announced planned libel action against Haaretz and Shlomi Eldar. Haaretz said it stood by its report.
[13]Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7
Source excerpt
The story was completely fabricated.
Reports Netanyahu’s renewed denial, claimed review of call and visitor records, planned libel action, blame directed toward security chiefs, and Haaretz’s statement that it stands by its report.
Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7Full report and quoted Prime Minister’s Office statementAnonymous intelligence source offers limited corroboration
Reaction
i24NEWS reported that an unnamed senior Middle East intelligence source told Ynet the UAE had warned Israel of possible significant and imminent Hamas action. The source did not verify a direct call to Netanyahu, identify the delivery channel, or establish what Netanyahu personally received.
[14]i24NEWS reports PMO record-check denial and anonymous-source corroboration of a UAE warning
Source excerpt
The source declined to say whether the intelligence was transmitted in a direct phone call.
i24NEWS reports the PMO’s claim that call and entry records negate the alleged direct call. It also relays a senior, unnamed intelligence source’s claim to Ynet that the UAE gave Israel a warning of significant and imminent Hamas action. The unnamed source did not confirm a direct bin Zayed–Netanyahu call, the warning’s precise transmission route, or what Netanyahu personally received.
i24NEWS reports PMO record-check denial and anonymous-source corroboration of a UAE warningSections on PMO record review and cited Ynet intelligence sourceHaaretz rejects Netanyahu's demands and defends its reporting
Reaction
Haaretz published its response to Netanyahu's threatened libel lawsuit. Accessible reporting says it rejected removal, apology, and compensation demands. This is not confirmation that proceedings were filed or that the alleged warning occurred. The timestamp is the primary announcement's publication.
[15]Haaretz
Source excerpt
Won't Hesitate to Expose the Truth in Court
Primary announcement by the outlet about its own legal response. The excerpt is the quotation fragment in its publicly visible headline, not a passage from the subscriber-only full letter. Publication displays 14:30 IDT. Supplementary Anadolu reporting supplies the demands and fuller context.
[16]Anadolu reports Haaretz's rejection of Netanyahu's demands
Source excerpt
the product of an in-depth, well-sourced journalistic investigation into a matter of the utmost public interest.
Accessible secondary report quotes Haaretz and describes rejected removal, apology, and compensation demands. It establishes a response to a lawsuit threat, not that a suit has been filed or that the alleged warning occurred.
Sufian Abu Zaida identifies himself as the intermediary who relayed Sinwar's warning
Claim
Sufian Abu Zaida, a senior Fatah and Palestine Liberation Organization figure and former Palestinian Authority minister for prisoner affairs, said in a Facebook video that he was the intermediary the Eldar and Yuval investigation referred to under the codename "Coal Eyes," and that he relayed a warning from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to Israel in September 2023. According to the investigation, Sinwar told him to warn Israel of a coming "zilzal," the Arabic word for earthquake, and insisted the message be passed on verbatim as an extraordinary operation. Abu Zaida said he would disclose further details in the coming days. This is the first time a named individual has publicly claimed a role in the chain of warnings at issue in this case; his account concerns the passing of Sinwar's message and does not itself establish the disputed telephone call between the UAE president and Netanyahu.
[17]Ynet News
Source excerpt
Their reporting has drawn renewed scrutiny in Israel over what warnings Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli security officials received before Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
Reports that Sufian Abu Zaida, a senior Fatah and PLO figure and former Palestinian Authority minister for prisoner affairs, said in a Facebook video that he was the intermediary the Eldar and Yuval investigation referred to under the codename "Coal Eyes," and that he relayed a warning from Yahya Sinwar to Israel in September 2023. According to the investigation Sinwar told him to warn Israel of a coming "zilzal," Arabic for earthquake, and insisted the message be conveyed verbatim. Abu Zaida said he would disclose further details in the coming days. This is the first time a named individual has publicly claimed a role in the chain of warnings the case concerns.
Palestinian politician: I relayed Sinwar's pre-Oct. 7 warning to Israel · Ynet NewsYnetnews, September 18, 2026. Report on Sufian Abu Zaida publicly identifying himself as the intermediary described in the Eldar and Yuval investigation.The National reports anonymous UAE response to reported warning
Reaction
The National reported that an unnamed UAE official said the UAE handles security matters through relevant entities rather than at the level of national leaders. The anonymous response bears on the reported warning account but does not independently resolve whether any call occurred or what information was transmitted.
[18]The National reports an unnamed UAE official’s response to the reported October 7 warning
Source excerpt
“The UAE discusses security matters with other countries through the relevant entities, and does not discuss such details at the level of national leaders.”
The National attributes this statement to an unnamed UAE official responding to the reported UAE leader–Netanyahu warning. The source records the reported anonymous response; it does not independently establish whether a call occurred or the completeness of the official’s knowledge.
The National reports an unnamed UAE official’s response to the reported October 7 warningOpening paragraphs; article updated September 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM.Channel 12 cites Emirati sources on an earlier warning to the Shin Bet
Source release
Channel 12 reported on September 22, 2026, citing three senior Emirati sources with direct knowledge, according to the Times of Israel, that the UAE intelligence service warned the Shin Bet in September 2023 that Hamas could carry out a violent action by the end of that month, and that this warning prompted Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed's call to Netanyahu. Channel 12 said the Emirati leader called to ensure the intelligence had reached Netanyahu and was assured by Netanyahu that the matter was "being handled," and that the Emirati warning was essentially identical to information the Shin Bet had received through a separate channel from then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. A senior security official told Channel 12 that the alleged subsequent warning from Sheikh Mohammed could have altered the Shin Bet's assessment. The Times of Israel, which reported the broadcast, says Netanyahu has denied that any such conversation took place.
[19]The Times of Israel
Source excerpt
Bin Zayed called Netanyahu to ensure that the intelligence passed by the Emiratis to the Shin Bet had reached him, and was assured by the premier that the matter was “being handled,” the network reported.
Times of Israel report on a Channel 12 broadcast of Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Channel 12 cited three senior Emirati sources and did not name them. The article says Netanyahu has denied that any such conversation took place, and it quotes the Prime Minister's Office response to the original Haaretz report.
Report: UAE intel warned Shin Bet of Hamas action before Oct. 7, prompting leader’s call to Netanyahu · The Times of IsraelFull article, published September 23, 2026[20]The Times of Israel
Source excerpt
According to the network, which cites three senior Emirati sources with direct knowledge of the matter, the UAE warning was essentially identical to information the Shin Bet had received through a separate channel from then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar warning of an impending "earthquake" over negotiations for the release of Palestinian security prisoners.
Times of Israel liveblog entry on a Channel 12 broadcast of Tuesday, September 22, 2026, in which three unnamed senior Emirati sources described the warning and the call.
Report: UAE intel warned Shin Bet of Hamas action before Oct. 7, prompting purported MBZ-Netanyahu call · The Times of IsraelFull liveblog entry, published September 22, 2026Former PA minister Abu Zaida details the Sinwar message in a television interview
Claim
Former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida, who had identified himself as the intermediary who relayed Sinwar's message, was the subject of coverage on September 24 and 25, 2026. The Times of Israel described an interview he gave to Alghad TV. Ynet reported that in a documentary aired Thursday night on Al-Rad TV he displayed a note he said Sinwar dictated to him on September 14, 2023, warning that an "earthquake" was coming in the negotiations, and that he said Israeli officials met him in Ashkelon the next morning. The Times of Israel says his account corroborates details of the Haaretz report. Ynet says the note's wording closely matches intelligence previously reported by its journalist Ronen Bergman. We could not independently authenticate the note. His account concerns the message Sinwar asked him to pass to Israel and does not itself establish the disputed call between the UAE president and Netanyahu.
[21]Ynet News
Source excerpt
Abu Zaida displayed the note in a documentary aired Thursday night by the Arabic-language Al-Rad television channel. He said Sinwar insisted that the message be conveyed to Israel “word for word, letter for letter,” leaving no room for changes in translation.
Ynetnews report on a television documentary in which former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida shows a note he says Sinwar dictated to him on Sept. 14, 2023. Ynet reports Abu Zaida's account that Israeli officials met him in Ashkelon the next morning. The account is Abu Zaida's and the note has not been independently authenticated in the sources we reviewed.
Sinwar’s note 22 days before Oct. 7 revealed: ‘Earthquake’ is coming, prepare to empty prisons · Ynet NewsFull article, published September 24, 2026[22]The Times of Israel
Source excerpt
Former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida has given a detailed account of the prisoner-exchange negotiations held between Israel and Hamas for roughly a year and a half before the October 7, 2023, attack, culminating in a warning from then-Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar shortly before that attack that an “earthquake” was coming.
Times of Israel report on Abu Zaida's interview with the Egypt-based Alghad TV network, dated September 24, 2026 in the article's video credit. The article says his account corroborates details of the Haaretz report and repeats that Netanyahu has denied that report.
Former PA minister details Sinwar’s pre-Oct. 7 warning to Israel of coming ‘earthquake’ · The Times of IsraelFull article, published September 25, 2026New York Times reports two sources confirm the warning call
Source release
The New York Times reported that one person who said they had spoken with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and another briefed by someone on the call told it the Emirati leader secretly reported to Netanyahu that Hamas was considering a major attack. Five former senior Israeli officials told the Times the warning never reached the heads of the security establishment, and minutes of an Oct. 1, 2023 meeting reviewed by the Times show Netanyahu did not mention it. The Times notes Netanyahu has denied the Haaretz report.
[23]The New York Times
Source excerpt
The warning from the Emirati leader, however, never reached the leaders of Israel's security establishment, according to five former senior Israeli officials.
New York Times report by Adam Rasgon, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman. One person who said they had spoken with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and another who said they were briefed by someone on the call told the Times that the Emirati leader secretly reported to Netanyahu that Hamas was considering a major attack. Five former senior Israeli officials said the warning never reached the heads of Israel's security establishment, and minutes of an Oct. 1, 2023 security meeting reviewed by the Times show Netanyahu did not mention it. The article notes that Netanyahu has denied the Haaretz report. The article is paywalled beyond the opening paragraphs, so later details come from Ynet's summary of the Times report.
Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesOpening paragraphs: the two sources on the call, the five former senior officials, and the Oct. 1, 2023 meeting minutes[05]Ynet News
Source excerpt
Netanyahu has repeatedly denied receiving such a warning and has said no relevant phone call with bin Zayed took place during the period in question.
Ynet's summary of the New York Times report. It adds that the warning was vague and did not specify a rocket attack or a ground invasion, that the Oct. 1, 2023 minutes show Netanyahu urging calm in Gaza and citing Saudi normalization when officials raised strikes on Hamas leaders, and that Sheikh Mohammed later described the call to then-CIA director William Burns. It restates that the Prime Minister's Office says any relevant Emirati intelligence would have gone through established intelligence channels.
Report: Netanyahu kept UAE Oct. 7 warning from security chiefs in meeting days before · Ynet NewsFull article, especially the Oct. 1 meeting section and the paragraph on Netanyahu's denialsThe Atlantic reports multiple officials confirmed the UAE call
Source release
The Atlantic's Vivian Salama reported that, according to U.S. and Arab officials with knowledge of the call, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed phoned Netanyahu to warn of a possible imminent Hamas attack, and that she confirmed with multiple officials that the call took place. Two Arab officials familiar with the call said Netanyahu seemed unmoved. The article says Netanyahu denied the Haaretz report and threatened to sue, and that the UAE did not respond to a request for comment.
[24]The Atlantic
Source excerpt
I confirmed with multiple officials that the call took place.
Atlantic report by Vivian Salama, published Sept. 25, 2026, 5:03 PM ET, mainly about a reported Sept. 26, 2023 visit to Israel by Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel. In a passage on other warnings, she writes that the UAE president called Netanyahu to warn of a possible imminent attack according to U.S. and Arab officials with knowledge of the call, that she confirmed with multiple officials that the call took place, that two Arab officials familiar with it said Netanyahu seemed unmoved, and that the UAE did not respond to a request for comment. Reviewed through a gift link.
Egypt's Warning to Israel · The AtlanticParagraph beginning "Kamel's 2023 visit, details of which have not been previously reported"Netanyahu makes a secret visit to the UAE to ask bin Zayed to deny the warning report
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Haaretz reported on September 28 that Netanyahu made a secret, roughly hour-long visit to the UAE on Sunday, meeting President Mohamed bin Zayed at the airport to ask him to publicly deny Haaretz's report that bin Zayed had warned him of a major Hamas operation before October 7. Citing anonymous sources briefed on the trip, Haaretz reported Netanyahu sought bin Zayed's denial and asked him to refute other embarrassing details about the lead-up to October 7. Netanyahu's office repeated its denial that any call or warning occurred; the UAE Foreign Ministry did not directly address the alleged visit.
[25]Haaretz
Source excerpt
Prime Minister Netanyahu didn't speak to the president of the UAE during the period in question and received no warning from him.
Haaretz report, citing a person familiar with the matter, two people briefed on the trip, and a regional official briefed on the meeting, all speaking anonymously because the trip was secret, that Netanyahu made an approximately one-hour secret visit to the UAE on Sunday, September 27-28, 2026, meeting UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed at the airport to ask him to deny Haaretz's September 8 report that bin Zayed had warned Netanyahu of a major Hamas operation before October 7, 2023. The report says Netanyahu sought bin Zayed's public denial and what sources described as moral support, and asked him to deny details concerning the events leading up to October 7 that could embarrass him. Netanyahu's office repeated its denial that he spoke to the UAE president or received a warning. The UAE Foreign Ministry did not directly address the alleged visit, saying it has open and direct lines of communication with Israel and shares all relevant intelligence.
Netanyahu Asked UAE Leader to Deny Haaretz Report on Oct. 7 Warning in Secret Visit, Sources Say · HaaretzReport on Netanyahu's secret Sunday visit to the UAE, citing anonymous sources.Eldar challenges dismissal of UAE warning reporting
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Eldar argued in a reply to Yinon Magal that MBZ and Netanyahu had spoken and questioned the absence of an explicit denial from MBZ. His reply supports his account of a call; it does not supply independent evidence of what was said.
[26]Eldar disputes dismissal of reported UAE warning
Eldar argues that a call occurred and rejects Magal's dismissal of the reporting. His reply does not independently establish the warning's contents.
Eldar disputes dismissal of reported UAE warningOriginal reply to Yinon Magal; passage on a call with MBZ
October 2026
WSWS publishes commentary on advance-warning reports
Source release
Andre Damon argued that reports about the UAE warning support an account of Israeli officials having advance knowledge of the attack. His article assesses the reporting rather than supplying a new firsthand account of the call.
[27]Damon comments on reports of advance knowledge of October 7
The article argues that Israeli officials had advance knowledge. It presents the author's assessment of cited reports.
Damon comments on reports of advance knowledge of October 7Spanish article; discussion of UAE warning reports
Claims
Claims separate what was said from what is contested. Follow each source for the original wording and context.
What was said
Attributed statement
Naftali Bennett said the report that Netanyahu was warned ten days before October 7 about Yahya Sinwar’s intentions was true, without publicly explaining the basis for that assertion.
Sources (1)
What's disputed
Disputed claim
Haaretz
Mohammed bin Zayed directly warned Benjamin Netanyahu in late September 2023 that Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major Hamas operation that could cause bloodshed and destabilize the region.
Sources (6)
- Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs · HaaretzInvestigation and book excerpt
- Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions
- CNN interview with Shlomi Eldar about the reported UAE warningThe Lead with Jake Tapper, segment beginning 18:45:32
- Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesOpening paragraphs: the two sources on the call, the five former senior officials, and the Oct. 1, 2023 meeting minutes
- Egypt's Warning to Israel · The AtlanticParagraph beginning "Kamel's 2023 visit, details of which have not been previously reported"
Disputed claim
Haaretz
Netanyahu did not inform the Shin Bet or IDF leadership about the reported warning from Mohammed bin Zayed.
Sources (3)
- Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs · HaaretzInvestigation and book excerpt
- Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions
- Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesOpening paragraphs: the two sources on the call, the five former senior officials, and the Oct. 1, 2023 meeting minutes
Disputed claim
Prime Minister’s Office of Israel
No call between Netanyahu and Mohammed bin Zayed occurred during the relevant period, and Netanyahu received no UAE warning before October 7.
Sources (3)
- Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions
- Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7Full report and quoted Prime Minister’s Office statement
Disputed claim
If Netanyahu received the reported warning and failed to alert security leaders or take action, that failure constituted extraordinary or criminal negligence.
Sources (3)
- Naftali Bennett statement on the reported UAE warning · Naftali BennettX post
- Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions
- Opposition figures demand investigation over Oct. 7 revelationsJoint statement by Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Liberman, and Yair Golan
Disputed claim
Shlomi Eldar says he possesses documents, records, and confidential-source evidence showing that Mohammed bin Zayed called Netanyahu and delivered the reported warning.
Sources (1)
- CNN interview with Shlomi Eldar about the reported UAE warningThe Lead with Jake Tapper, segment beginning 18:45:32
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Disputed claim
Prime Minister’s Office of Israel
The Prime Minister’s Office says its review of Netanyahu’s call log and office visitor records found no documentation supporting the reported call or an Emirati representative’s visit.
Sources (1)
- Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7Full report and quoted Prime Minister’s Office statement
Disputed claim
The New York Times
According to minutes of an Oct. 1, 2023 security meeting that The New York Times reviewed, Netanyahu did not mention the reported warning from Mohammed bin Zayed and said the goal in Gaza should be to maintain calm.
Sources (4)
- Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesParagraphs on the Oct. 1, 2023 security meeting, beginning "Netanyahu gathered his security chiefs days later"
- Report: Netanyahu kept UAE Oct. 7 warning from security chiefs in meeting days before · Ynet NewsFull article, especially the Oct. 1 meeting section and the paragraph on Netanyahu's denials
- Report: Netanyahu failed to relay UAE warning of Hamas attack to security chiefs · i24NEWSFull article, published September 25, 2026
- After UAE leader’s warning, Netanyahu warned security officials Gaza strikes would thwart deal with Saudis, days before Oct. 7 — NYT · The Times of IsraelFull liveblog entry, published September 25, 2026
Disputed claim
The New York Times
One of the two people The New York Times cites for the call said the information Mohammed bin Zayed relayed to Netanyahu was not specific about whether Hamas planned to fire rockets or to invade on the ground.
Sources (2)
- Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesParagraph beginning "Sheikh Mohammed had called Netanyahu in late September"
- Report: Netanyahu kept UAE Oct. 7 warning from security chiefs in meeting days before · Ynet NewsParagraph beginning "The warning was vague."
Disputed claim
The New York Times
A person familiar with the discussion told The New York Times that Mohammed bin Zayed later told then-CIA director William Burns that, during the September 2023 call, he had spoken to Netanyahu about a looming threat of Hamas violence in the West Bank or Gaza.
Sources (2)
- Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesParagraph beginning "But Sheikh Mohammed mentioned his September 2023 phone call"
- Report: Netanyahu kept UAE Oct. 7 warning from security chiefs in meeting days before · Ynet NewsParagraph beginning "The newspaper also reported that bin Zayed later discussed"
Arguments
Documented position
Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, with separate claims from The Times of Israel and Naftali Bennett.
The reporters say their evidence supports the alleged warning
The originating investigation attributes the account to people said to have direct or contemporaneous knowledge. In a direct CNN interview, Shlomi Eldar said he possesses documents, records, and confidential-source evidence supporting the alleged call. The Times of Israel reports separate confirmation from an Emirati source familiar with the conversation, and Naftali Bennett says he knows the report is true.
Limit of this argument
Eldar did not display the underlying materials during the interview. No transcript, recording, contemporaneous call memorandum, or named on-record UAE witness has been made public, and Bennett has not explained how he knows.
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Related claim
Mohammed bin Zayed directly warned Benjamin Netanyahu in late September 2023 that Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major Hamas operation that could cause bloodshed and destabilize the region.
Sources
- Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs · HaaretzInvestigation and book excerpt
- Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions
- Naftali Bennett statement on the reported UAE warning · Naftali BennettX post
- CNN interview with Shlomi Eldar about the reported UAE warningThe Lead with Jake Tapper, segment beginning 18:45:32
Editorial analysis
A warning delivered personally could have warranted immediate review
The reported warning concerned a major operation, bloodshed, and regional destabilization. If delivered personally by a friendly head of state, it could reasonably have added weight to related warning information and warranted immediate transmission and review.
Limit of this argument
The public record does not establish the call’s exact words, what supporting intelligence accompanied it, or which concrete preventive action would have followed.
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Related claim
If Netanyahu received the reported warning and failed to alert security leaders or take action, that failure constituted extraordinary or criminal negligence.
Sources
- Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs · HaaretzInvestigation and book excerpt
- Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions
- Opposition figures demand investigation over Oct. 7 revelationsJoint statement by Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Liberman, and Yair Golan
Documented position
Benjamin Netanyahu's office. The UAE's separate response does not confirm or deny the call.
Netanyahu's office denies that the call and warning occurred
Netanyahu’s office denies both the call and the warning and says a review of call and visitor records found no supporting entry. The UAE government has declined to authenticate the alleged leaders’ conversation.
Limit of this argument
An absence asserted by the office being challenged is not independently verified proof that no conversation occurred; Haaretz stands by its report, and the Times of Israel reports anonymous Emirati corroboration.
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Mohammed bin Zayed directly warned Benjamin Netanyahu in late September 2023 that Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major Hamas operation that could cause bloodshed and destabilize the region.
Sources
- Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7Full report and quoted Prime Minister’s Office statement
- UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs response to reporting about an alleged pre–October 7 warning · United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign AffairsOfficial X statement
- Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions
Editorial analysis
Reconstructed by The Dispute Index from the cited reporting.
Intelligence channels may have read the information differently
The same reporting says related information reached Israeli intelligence channels and was not understood as a warning of an imminent Gaza assault. The underlying messages traveled through intermediaries and could have been interpreted as negotiation pressure or deception rather than a specific operational alert.
Limit of this argument
This is an evidence-based counterargument, not an identified public defense from someone who accepts that the reported Netanyahu–MBZ call occurred.
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Related claim
If Netanyahu received the reported warning and failed to alert security leaders or take action, that failure constituted extraordinary or criminal negligence.
Sources
- Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs · HaaretzInvestigation and book excerpt
- Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions
Documented position
Julio Messer, a former president of American Friends of Likud, in a Sept. 24 JNS opinion article.
Julio Messer's skepticism about the warning account
Messer argues that a deliberate warning by Sinwar is highly unlikely because it would risk an operation whose advantage depended on secrecy. He says an ambiguous message, or one given more meaning after the attack, better fits the account he reviews.
Limit of this argument
Messer says an ambiguous threat and a message given extra meaning by hindsight are plausible possibilities, and that more details from Abu Zaida could change the picture.
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Sources
- The Oct. 7 warning that doesn't add upJNS Opinion, conclusion and surrounding analysis
Response record
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Amit SegalPolitical commentator for Channel 12 News and columnist for Israel HayomBefore this statement
Haaretz reporters Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval reported that the UAE president called Netanyahu with a warning about a major Hamas operation, and Netanyahu has denied that any such conversation took place.
"And suppose there was a long phone call between the Emirati leader and Netanyahu. And suppose even that a warning was delivered, and that it was very specific. Suppose the entire report by Shlomi Eldar and Ruti Yuval is true ... If Netanyahu had told the cabinet about the call with the Emirati ruler, and if Shlomi Eldar and Ruti Yuval had been ministers, they would have proposed one thing: economic benefits, and under no circumstances assassinations. ... When you scrape away the many anonymous sources, you find that the entire book rests on two shaky sources, two aging senior Fatah officials ... And so, responsibility for the tragedy lies entirely with the decision-makers, but Eldar and Yuval are not exempt from serious soul-searching. (Translated from Hebrew. Original: ונניח שהיתה שיחת טלפון ממושכת בין מנהיג האמירויות לנתניהו. ונניח אפילו שנמסרה אזהרה, והיא היתה ספציפית מאוד. נניח שכל הפרסום של שלומי אלדר ורותי יובל נכון ... אם נתניהו היה מספר לקבינט על השיחה עם שליט האמירויות, ואם שלומי אלדר ורותי יובל היו שרים, הם היו מציעים דבר אחד: הטבות כלכליות, ובשום פנים ואופן לא חיסולים. ... כשמגרדים את שלל הגורמים האנונימיים, מגלים שהספר כולו נשען על שני מקורות רעועים, שני בכירי פת״ח מזדקנים ... ולכן, האחריות לטרגדיה מוטלת במלואה על מקבלי ההחלטות, אך אלדר ויובל אינם פטורים מחשבון נפש נוקב.)"
Mixed or conditionalCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Commentator Amit Segal wrote in Hebrew that, even if one supposes a long call, a very specific warning and a fully accurate Haaretz account, Eldar and Yuval would have urged economic benefits for Gaza rather than targeted killings. He wrote that the book rests on two shaky sources, both aging senior Fatah figures, that responsibility for the tragedy rests fully on the decision-makers, and that Eldar and Yuval are not exempt from a searching self-examination. He also listed three side details of the report that he said were quickly refuted, among them that Egypt did not personally warn Netanyahu.
After the statement
Later on September 25, 2026, the New York Times reported that two people told it the call took place, and that minutes of an October 1, 2023 security meeting show Netanyahu did not mention the warning.
Amit Segal X post on the Eldar and Yuval report about the UAE warningFull X post, published September 25, 2026 at 05:50 UTCAmit Segal X post on Eldar, Yuval and the UAE warning reportFull X post, published September 25, 2026 at 07:32 UTCReport: UAE intel warned Shin Bet of Hamas action before Oct. 7, prompting leader’s call to Netanyahu · The Times of IsraelFull article, published September 23, 2026Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesOpening paragraphs: the two sources on the call, the five former senior officials, and the Oct. 1, 2023 meeting minutesWhy this label?
The reference point is whether Netanyahu received the reported warning from the UAE president and failed to relay or act on it. Segal does not deny the call. He proceeds on the supposition that the report is fully accurate, argues that the reporters' own preferred policy would not have differed from Netanyahu's, disputes the reliability of the book's sources, and places full responsibility on the decision-makers. Because these positions are combined and the argument rests on an express supposition, we used mixed or conditional rather than defends or excuses. Most of the piece is a critique of Eldar and Yuval and of their sources rather than a view on whether the warning was relayed, so the label reflects only its hypothetical stance on the reference point.
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Vladimir BeliakMember of the Knesset for Yesh AtidBefore this statement
The New York Times reported on September 25, 2026 that one person who said they had spoken with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and another who said they were briefed by someone on the call told it the Emirati leader had secretly warned Netanyahu that Hamas was considering a major attack. Five former senior Israeli officials told the Times the warning never reached the heads of Israel's security establishment.
"Netanyahu's propaganda machine has spent enormous effort over the past two weeks trying to distance him from the shocking revelation by Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval in Haaretz. This evening The New York Times is also publishing a comprehensive investigation on the subject. Netanyahu was warned by a number of sources in Israel and abroad, Netanyahu ignored it - 1,200 Israelis were murdered and killed on October 7, 2023. Unforgivable. (Translated from Hebrew. Original: מכונת התעמולה של נתניהו השקיעה בשבועיים האחרונים מאמצים כבירים, על מנת להרחיק אותו מהחשיפה המטלטלת של שלומי אלדר ורות יובל בהארץ. הערב גם ניו יורק טיימס מפרסם תחקיר מקיף בנושא. נתניהו הוזהר על ידי מספר גורמים בארץ ובחו״ל, נתניהו התעלם - 1,200 ישראלים נרצחו ונהרגו ב-7 באוקטובר 2023. בלתי נסלח.)"
CondemnedResponding to: If Netanyahu received the reported warning and failed to alert security leaders or take action, that failure constituted extraordinary or criminal negligence.
Full statement and sources
Beliak, a Yesh Atid Knesset member, wrote in Hebrew that Netanyahu's propaganda machine had spent two weeks trying to distance him from the Haaretz report by Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, and that the New York Times had now published a comprehensive investigation. He wrote that Netanyahu was warned by several sources in Israel and abroad and ignored them, referred to the 1,200 Israelis killed on October 7, 2023, and called this unforgivable.
After the statement
Netanyahu has denied receiving any warning. The Times said his office did not respond to its requests for comment. As of September 25, 2026, we could not locate a public response from the Prime Minister's Office to the Times report.
Vladimir Beliak X post on the New York Times report about the UAE warningFull X post, published September 25, 2026 at 17:07 UTCNetanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesOpening paragraphs: the two sources on the call, the five former senior officials, and the Oct. 1, 2023 meeting minutesNetanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesParagraph beginning "But Sheikh Mohammed mentioned his September 2023 phone call"Why this label?
The reference point is whether Netanyahu received the reported warning from the UAE president and failed to relay or act on it. Beliak states as fact that Netanyahu was warned and ignored the warnings, and calls that unforgivable. That is an express criticism of the alleged conduct, so we used condemns rather than a conditional label.
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Isaac HerzogPresident of Israel, in an interview on Kan NewsBefore this statement
According to Kan, the Haaretz report said Herzog had also spoken with the UAE president, and Herzog issued a denial that a warning had been given to him.
"The article mentioned that the president of the Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, known as MBZ, spoke with me and expressed concern about the situation. And it was important to me to explain that this is outside the context of any warning that may or may not have been given to the prime minister, which is, after all, the heart of the dispute ... He spoke with me explicitly, several months before October 7, about the legal dispute that is tearing Israeli society apart, at the height of the protests and demonstrations (Translated from Hebrew. Original: בתוך המאמר הוזכר שנשיא האמירויות, שייח' מוחמד בן זאיד, המכונה MBZ, שוחח איתי והביע דאגה על המצב. והיה לי חשוב להסביר שזה מחוץ לקונטקסט של התרעה כלשהי שאולי ניתנה לראש הממשלה ואולי לא, שזה הרי לב הוויכוח ... הוא דיבר איתי כמה חודשים לפני 7.10 בצורה מפורשת על הוויכוח המשפטי שקורע את החברה הישראלית, בתקופת שיא המחאות וההפגנות)"
Explicitly stayed outCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
In a Kan News interview, President Isaac Herzog said, in Hebrew, that the UAE president spoke with him several months before October 7, 2023 about Israel's judicial dispute and expressed concern about the situation. He said this was outside the context of any warning that may or may not have been given to the prime minister, which he called the heart of the dispute.
After the statement
Netanyahu has denied that any call or warning took place. On September 25, 2026, the New York Times reported that two people told it the call took place.
נשיא המדינה הרצוג בריאיון מיוחד לטל ברמן - חושף מה נאמר בשיחה עם נשיא האמירויות · KanArticle text quoting Herzog's interview with Tal Berman on the Kan evening news, Wednesday, September 16, 2026Report: UAE intel warned Shin Bet of Hamas action before Oct. 7, prompting leader’s call to Netanyahu · The Times of IsraelFull article, published September 23, 2026Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesOpening paragraphs: the two sources on the call, the five former senior officials, and the Oct. 1, 2023 meeting minutesWhy this label?
The reference point is whether Netanyahu received the reported warning from the UAE president and failed to relay or act on it. Herzog describes whether a warning was given to the prime minister as the heart of the dispute and expressly leaves it aside, so we used explicitly declines rather than a label that would assign him a view on it.
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Noam PeriDaughter of hostage Chaim Peri; bereaved-family advocate Before this statement
Speaking at a September 15, 2026 Tel Aviv press conference unveiling a 12-page dossier of ignored October 7 warnings.
"A commission of inquiry has not even been established."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Noam Peri, daughter of hostage Chaim Peri, who was killed in Hamas captivity, said at a Tel Aviv press conference that no commission of inquiry has been established, as families released a dossier naming the reported UAE warning among warnings Israeli leadership is accused of ignoring before October 7.
After the statement
The dossier also named Einav Zangauker and Shelly Meshel-Yogev as speakers at the press conference.
Why this label?
Peri, whose father was killed in Hamas captivity, condemns the lack of an official inquiry into warnings ignored ahead of October 7, of which the reported UAE warning is a named example in the families' dossier.
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Dan HalutzFormer IDF Chief of Staff (2005-2007)Before this statement
Speaking to 103FM about the reported UAE warning ahead of October 7.
"What could be simpler for the Emirati prince than to say there was no conversation if there was no conversation?"
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Former IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz said he believes the reported Mohammed bin Zayed-Netanyahu warning call took place, accused Netanyahu of concealing what he knew, and said ultimate responsibility for the failure rests with the prime minister.
After the statement
Halutz also said the public should not reelect Netanyahu.
Why this label?
Halutz explicitly credits the MBZ-Netanyahu warning account, accuses Netanyahu of concealing what he knew, and calls for his removal — a direct condemnation of Netanyahu relative to the case's central question.
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Hillary ClintonFormer U.S. secretary of state, interviewed on Morning JoeBefore this statement
Clinton was discussing Israeli politics and U.S. policy. Referring to the new Israeli press report, she said the UAE president had warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning something. She raised disbelief and political advantage as possible explanations, while saying she did not know his thinking.
"This was a failure of leadership."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Clinton treated the reported UAE warning as evidence of Netanyahu’s failure of leadership and protection of Israelis. She said she did not know his thinking.
After the statement
Clinton also called it a failure to protect Israelis. She then argued that the United States should take a tougher position if his government were returned to power and discussed whether a different Israeli government could change policy.
Hillary Clinton’s September 10 Morning Joe interviewEpisode 202609108, September 10 at 8am; UAE-warning discussion approximately 32:57–33:32Hillary Clinton discusses the reported UAE warning on Morning JoeTranscript, UAE-warning paragraph through “failure of leadership” and subsequent U.S.-policy discussionTranscript of Hillary Clinton’s full September 10 Morning Joe interview32:57–33:32; preceding Israel-policy discussion and subsequent election/U.S.-policy discussionWhy this label?
Clinton expressly condemns Netanyahu’s alleged failure to protect Israelis after the reported warning. Her uncertainty about his motive does not soften her conclusion that his handling was a leadership failure.
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Dimitri DilianiFatah Reform Democratic faction spokesperson, statement to the Jerusalem Post Before this statement
Netanyahu and Likud had connected Dahlan to the disputed report and alleged electoral interference.
"ludicrous and misleading"
Challenged the characterizationCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Diliani rejects Likud's allegation that Mohammed Dahlan engineered the Haaretz report or interfered in Israeli elections.
After the statement
These are Diliani's denials, not independent confirmation of the underlying call.
Why this label?
The statement contests the alleged provenance and political purpose of the report, not independently whether the UAE warning occurred.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
HaaretzHaaretz institutional legal response, public announcement headlineDirectly involvedBefore this statement
Netanyahu had threatened libel proceedings and demanded removal, apology, and compensation.
"Won't Hesitate to Expose the Truth in Court"
Challenged the characterizationCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Haaretz rejects Netanyahu's legal demands and says it will defend its reporting concerning the alleged UAE warning.
After the statement
The excerpt is a visible headline quotation. The full primary letter was subscriber-restricted; Anadolu supplies additional reporting. This does not prove the warning or that a lawsuit was filed. The timestamp is the announcement's publication, not the letter's delivery time.
Why this label?
This is the newspaper's own response to a claim that its report is false, not routine news reporting assigned to the outlet as a stance.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Joe ScarboroughMorning Joe co-host and former Republican U.S. representativeBefore this statement
The September 9 panel introduced Haaretz’s report about the alleged UAE warning and read Netanyahu’s office’s denial. Scarborough rejected the denial and connected the report with his longstanding demand for an inquiry.
"He knew. He froze. He did nothing all day."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Scarborough accused Netanyahu of receiving the warning and failing to act. He pressed for an official inquiry and insisted that discussing Netanyahu’s responsibility did not erase Hamas’s responsibility for the attack.
After the statement
Donny Deutsch emphasized Hamas’s responsibility and uncertainty about Netanyahu’s conduct. Scarborough challenged that redirection, repeatedly asking to discuss Netanyahu’s responsibility.
Transcript of Morning Joe’s September 9 discussion of the reported UAE warningSeptember 9, 7am episode; full UAE-warning discussion 20:48–34:13, Scarborough’s criticism at 22:28–24:40September 9 Morning Joe exchange about Netanyahu and the reported UAE warningPost 2097700629439205721; Scarborough–Deutsch exchangeScarborough discusses his Morning Joe disagreement and Netanyahu’s responsibilityOn-air exchange and Scarborough’s direct follow-up interview with the New York PostWhy this label?
Scarborough directly criticizes Netanyahu’s alleged response to the warning and demands accountability. His simultaneous condemnation of Hamas is compatible with, rather than a qualification of, that criticism.
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Prime Minister’s Office of IsraelOfficial office of the prime minister of IsraelDirectly involvedBefore this statement
Eldar and Haaretz reported that a direct 45-minute Netanyahu–MBZ call occurred in late September 2023.
"A thorough examination of the Prime Minister’s call log does not show any supporting entry."
Challenged the characterizationResponding to: The Prime Minister’s Office says its review of Netanyahu’s call log and office visitor records found no documentation supporting the reported call or an Emirati representative’s visit.
Full statement and sources
The Prime Minister’s Office said it reviewed call and visitor records and found no documentation supporting the reported call or an Emirati representative’s visit.
After the statement
Eldar says he possesses contrary documents and records; neither side’s underlying documentary material was public at the editorial cutoff.
Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7Full report and quoted Prime Minister’s Office statementWhy this label?
The office offers a specific record-based challenge to the alleged call. The record review is the office’s assertion and has not been independently audited in the available sources.
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Christopher WebbPolitical commentator and strategist, writing on X Before this statement
Webb posted commentary alongside an embedded news report, arguing that the alleged direct UAE warning should be considered with other reported warnings.
"THIS IS DAMNING"
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Webb criticized Netanyahu’s alleged receipt of multiple warnings, including the reported direct UAE warning, and his alleged failure to brief security chiefs.
After the statement
He concluded by criticizing Netanyahu’s alleged failure to brief security chiefs about the UAE warning.
Christopher Webb criticizes Netanyahu’s alleged handling of pre-October 7 warnings · Christopher WebbPost 2097562853746335864; complete text accompanying embedded reportWhy this label?
Webb’s emphatic criticism concerns the warning and alleged failure to relay it—the conduct disputed in this case. His rejection of a benign missed-warning explanation is part of that condemnation, not a defense of the alleged conduct.
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Jimmy DoreHost, The Jimmy Dore ShowBefore this statement
Said on the September 9, 2026 episode of The Jimmy Dore Show discussing the Haaretz report.
"So again, this feeds into the idea that Benjamin Netanyahu or people around him were definitely uh collaborators."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Jimmy Dore said the report feeds into the idea that Netanyahu or people around him were collaborators.
After the statement
Dore went on to say the warning was not really a failure, implying it was allowed to happen.
Why this label?
Dore affirms the Haaretz account and goes further, characterizing Netanyahu or people around him as having been "collaborators" -- an express condemnation accusing Netanyahu of complicity rather than mere failure.
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LikudIsraeli political party led by Benjamin NetanyahuBefore this statement
Netanyahu had renewed his denial and announced plans to sue Haaretz and Shlomi Eldar.
"The real affair that has been revealed in the last two days is blatant foreign interference in Israel’s elections."
Challenged the characterizationCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Likud rejected the warning report as politically motivated foreign interference and demanded a criminal investigation of Haaretz, its reporters, and Yair Golan.
After the statement
The Times of Israel noted that the party’s interference allegations were presented without supporting evidence; Haaretz stood by its reporting.
Why this label?
The party did not merely deny the allegation; it challenged the legitimacy and asserted motive of the reporting itself.
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Benjamin NetanyahuPrime minister of Israel and Likud leaderDirectly involvedBefore this statement
The Prime Minister’s Office had already issued a categorical denial on September 8.
"This is a sinister libel with clear political timing."
Challenged the characterizationResponding to: No call between Netanyahu and Mohammed bin Zayed occurred during the relevant period, and Netanyahu received no UAE warning before October 7.
Full statement and sources
Netanyahu personally renewed the denial and characterized the report as election-timed political libel.
After the statement
Netanyahu said he had instructed lawyers to pursue a libel case and redirected responsibility toward security chiefs who did not alert him hours before the attack.
Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7Full report and quoted Prime Minister’s Office statementWhy this label?
He disputes the report’s truth and provenance. The statement is not coded as a defense of his alleged conduct because he denies the underlying event.
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Efrat FenigsonIndependent journalist and You’re The Voice podcast host, writing on X Before this statement
Fenigson discussed Netanyahu’s recent account of October 7 and embedded Haaretz’s announcement of the alleged UAE warning. She contrasted those accounts before asking whether he was unaware or lying.
"So was he aware, asleep, pacified, or he's simply lying?"
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Fenigson questioned Netanyahu’s account of being unaware or asleep in light of the reported UAE warning. She criticized the absence of responsibility-taking and accused those in command of concealment and blame-shifting.
After the statement
She broadened her criticism to responsibility-taking across the political and security leadership and described concealment and blame-shifting. She then referred to criticism she had received for raising questions after the attack.
Efrat Fenigson questions Netanyahu’s account after the reported UAE warning · Efrat FenigsonPost 2097465773241377038; full text, especially UAE-warning and accountability paragraphsWhy this label?
The warning-related question appears within substantive criticism of Netanyahu’s alleged failure to act and the lack of accountability. It is not merely an unanswered factual question or speculation about motive.
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Shlomi EldarCo-author of the Haaretz investigation and related bookBefore this statement
Netanyahu’s office called the report an absolute lie and denied that the alleged call or warning occurred.
"I have the document, I have records, I have everything that shows that the president of UAE called Netanyahu."
Challenged the characterizationResponding to: Shlomi Eldar says he possesses documents, records, and confidential-source evidence showing that Mohammed bin Zayed called Netanyahu and delivered the reported warning.
Full statement and sources
Eldar directly rejected the Prime Minister’s Office denial and said he possesses documentary, record-based, and confidential-source support for the alleged call.
After the statement
Eldar described the UAE’s non-denial as confirmation, which remains his interpretation rather than an express UAE acknowledgment.
CNN interview with Shlomi Eldar about the reported UAE warningThe Lead with Jake Tapper, segment beginning 18:45:32Why this label?
The statement directly challenges the government’s characterization of the report as fabricated. It establishes Eldar’s attributable evidentiary claim but does not make the underlying materials public.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Tariq Kenney-ShawaWriter and Al-Shabaka U.S. policy fellow, writing on X Before this statement
Kenney-Shawa quote-posted Vietor’s account of Netanyahu allegedly brushing off the warning and failing to brief security chiefs.
"This is no doubt a damning report"
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Kenney-Shawa called the report damning for Netanyahu. He cautioned against using it to assign all responsibility for October 7 and what he described as genocide to Netanyahu alone, especially before Israeli elections.
After the statement
He warned that the report could be used to reduce wider responsibility to Netanyahu alone in the run-up to Israeli elections.
Tariq Kenney-Shawa calls the UAE-warning report damning and cautions against sole blame · Tariq Kenney-ShawaPost 2097349171824967768; complete quote-post responding to Tommy VietorTommy Vietor criticizes Netanyahu’s alleged failure to relay the UAE warning · Tommy VietorPost 2097309565952070001; full opening post and attached Haaretz excerptsWhy this label?
Kenney-Shawa expressly criticizes Netanyahu in connection with the reported warning. His warning against assigning all responsibility to one leader limits the scope of blame; it does not defend or excuse Netanyahu’s alleged conduct and therefore does not make this a mixed position.
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Mehdi HasanJournalist and Zeteo founder and editor-in-chief, writing on XBefore this statement
Hasan quote-posted Etan Nechin’s announcement of the Haaretz investigation into an alleged direct call from the UAE president to Netanyahu.
"about an imminent attack by Hamas - and did nothing."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Hasan criticized Netanyahu for allegedly receiving advance warning of a Hamas attack and doing nothing. He linked the report with Netanyahu’s opposition to an independent October 7 investigation.
After the statement
Hasan argued that the account helped explain Netanyahu’s desire to prolong the war and block an independent investigation.
Mehdi Hasan criticizes Netanyahu’s alleged handling of the UAE warning · Mehdi HasanPost 2097345448411324828; complete two-paragraph quote-post of Etan NechinWhy this label?
Hasan’s accusation of inaction after a warning directly condemns the conduct at issue in the case. His additional suggestion about Netanyahu’s incentives is not needed to establish the classification.
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Emma VigelandCo-host of The Majority Report, on her X accountBefore this statement
Vigeland posted this on X on September 8, 2026. On September 9, the Jerusalem Post reported that Netanyahu planned to sue Haaretz over its report claiming the UAE had warned him before October 7.
"In 2023, Hamas and Israel were discussing lifting the Gaza blockade and prisoner exchanges, but as they neared a deal, Netanyahu changed the terms and stalled. Sinwar cut off talks in September. Weeks later, the UAE warned of an imminent Hamas attack. Netanyahu brushed it off."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Emma Vigeland says Netanyahu stalled 2023 talks with Hamas, that Sinwar then cut off the talks, and that Netanyahu brushed off what she says was a United Arab Emirates warning of an imminent Hamas attack.
After the statement
The quotation is the whole post. Netanyahu's office called the Haaretz report completely fabricated and said there had been no communication between Netanyahu and the UAE in that period.
Emma Vigeland's X post on the reported UAE warning to Netanyahu · Emma VigelandX post 2097344093797913005Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7Full report and quoted Prime Minister’s Office statementWhy this label?
Relative to the reported UAE warning, Vigeland says Netanyahu received it and brushed it off. That criticizes his handling of the warning.
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Tommy VietorPod Save the World co-host and former U.S. National Security Council spokesperson, writing on XBefore this statement
Vietor posted excerpts from Haaretz’s investigation and identified it as the source of his account of the alleged warning.
"he brushed it off and never relayed the message to his security chiefs."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Vietor accused Netanyahu of brushing off the reported warning and failing to relay it to security chiefs. In subsequent replies, he criticized Netanyahu’s lack of accountability while cautioning that removing him would not solve every problem.
After the statement
Responding to concerns about assigning all blame to Netanyahu, Vietor said Netanyahu was an outlier for taking no responsibility while security leaders had accepted responsibility. He also agreed that removing Netanyahu would not solve every problem.
Tommy Vietor criticizes Netanyahu’s alleged failure to relay the UAE warning · Tommy VietorPost 2097309565952070001; full opening post and attached Haaretz excerptsTommy Vietor says Netanyahu has taken no responsibility for October 7 · Tommy VietorPost 2097352731216552016; reply to Tariq Kenney-Shawa in the UAE-warning discussionTommy Vietor cautions that removing Netanyahu would not solve every problem · Tommy VietorPost 2097378183540867078; follow-up reply in the September 8 warning discussionWhy this label?
Vietor directly criticizes the alleged handling of the UAE warning and the lack of accountability. His caution against making Netanyahu the sole explanation for wider failures does not defend or excuse the conduct he criticizes.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Topaz LukSenior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking on Kan Reshet BetBefore this statement
Kan describes the Haaretz report as saying that a direct warning about a planned Hamas attack was conveyed to Netanyahu from the United Arab Emirates a week and a half before October 7, 2023.
"There was no call of this kind, no warning of this kind was received ... From a check I made, there was no such call at all in that period ... In practice, there is no such thing as a call taking place in a vacuum. There is always someone else on the line: the head of the National Security Council, the military secretary or a diplomatic adviser, and the summary of the call is automatically passed on to the army and the security agencies to act on. Netanyahu would not have kept such a thing to himself; he would have woken everyone up and alerted them (Translated from Hebrew. Original: לא הייתה שיחה מהסוג הזה, לא התקבלה אזהרה מהסוג הזה ... מבדיקה שערכתי, לא הייתה שיחה כזאת בכלל באותה תקופה ... בפרקטיקה אין דבר כזה ששיחה מתקיימת בוואקום. תמיד יש נציג על הקו. ראש המל"ל, המזכיר הצבאי או יועץ מדיני, וסיכום השיחה מועבר אוטומטית לטיפול הצבא וגופי הביטחון. נתניהו לא היה מסתיר דבר כזה בליבו, הוא היה מעיר ומתריע את כולם)"
DeniedResponding to: No call between Netanyahu and Mohammed bin Zayed occurred during the relevant period, and Netanyahu received no UAE warning before October 7.
Full statement and sources
In a Kan Reshet Bet interview on the day the Haaretz report appeared, Netanyahu's senior adviser Topaz Luk said, in Hebrew, that no such call took place and no such warning was received, and that he had checked. He said leader-level calls always have a representative on the line and are summarized for the military and security bodies, and that Netanyahu would not have kept such a warning to himself.
After the statement
The Prime Minister's Office also denied the Haaretz report, saying Netanyahu did not speak with the UAE president during the period in question. On September 25, 2026, the New York Times reported that two people told it the call took place.
יועצו של נתניהו מכחיש את שיחת ההתרעה: "לא התקבלה אזהרה כזות" · KanArticle text quoting the Kobenovic interview on Kan Reshet Bet, Tuesday morning, September 8, 2026Report: UAE intel warned Shin Bet of Hamas action before Oct. 7, prompting leader’s call to Netanyahu · The Times of IsraelFull article, published September 23, 2026Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7 · The New York TimesOpening paragraphs: the two sources on the call, the five former senior officials, and the Oct. 1, 2023 meeting minutesWhy this label?
The reference point is whether Netanyahu received the reported warning from the UAE president and failed to relay or act on it. Luk says the call did not take place and no warning was received, and offers a procedural reason why Netanyahu would have passed such a warning on. That is a denial that the alleged events occurred, not a defense of conduct, so we used denies rather than challenges the characterization.
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Yair LapidIsraeli opposition politician and former prime ministerBefore this statement
Lapid responded after publication of the report alleging a direct warning from the UAE president.
"Three weeks before the massacre, I warned the Prime Minister at a press conference that this was what was going to happen."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Lapid said Netanyahu had received warnings from him, Egypt, and Israeli security leaders and argued that acting on them could have prevented the massacre.
After the statement
He broadened the allegation beyond the UAE report by citing warnings he said came from domestic and Egyptian sources.
Why this label?
He directly blamed Netanyahu for failing to act on multiple warnings and tied that failure to the attack’s occurrence.
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Chili TropperMember of the KnessetBefore this statement
Tropper addressed the allegation that Netanyahu did not pass the reported warning to security officials.
"It is difficult to know how events would have developed if Netanyahu had acted and the security establishment had received the information."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Tropper declined to claim certainty about the counterfactual outcome while emphasizing the possibility that lives could have been saved if the alleged warning had been shared.
After the statement
He said bereaved families were left wondering whether their relatives’ lives could have been saved.
Why this label?
The uncertainty is counterfactual; the conclusion expressly says those responsible failed completely. That does not make current criticism mixed.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Mark LevinConservative radio and podcast hostBefore this statement
Levin discussed the Haaretz report, Netanyahu’s denial, and opposition demands for an inquiry.
"This is a well-timed, well organized political ambush."
Challenged the characterizationCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Levin argued that the allegation rested on anonymous sources and was being amplified as an election-timed campaign against Netanyahu.
After the statement
He argued that the report’s timing made it difficult for Netanyahu to defend himself before Israel’s election.
Attempt to throw Netanyahu under the bus · Mark LevinWhy this label?
He directly challenged the report’s credibility and framed its publication and amplification as political manipulation.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Amit BecherHead of the Israel Bar AssociationBefore this statement
Becher issued the statement after the alleged UAE warning became public.
"Netanyahu must be investigated for his role in the failure and disaster of October 7."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Becher called for an immediate state commission of inquiry into Netanyahu’s conduct before October 7.
After the statement
He said the inquiry should reflect the scale of the disaster, casualties, and damage to Israel.
Why this label?
He expressly demanded an investigation of Netanyahu’s role in the failure.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Avigdor LiebermanYisrael Beytenu leader and Israeli opposition politicianBefore this statement
The four opposition leaders issued the statement after the Haaretz report and Netanyahu’s denial.
"The shocking revelations this morning demand an immediate and thorough investigation."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Lieberman joined three other opposition leaders in calling the reported conduct an extreme dereliction of duty and demanding a state commission of inquiry.
After the statement
They promised to establish a state commission of inquiry if they form the next government.
Why this label?
The joint statement treated the report as evidence of serious failure and said Netanyahu and his allies were unfit to remain in office.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Yaron BrookPodcaster and political commentatorBefore this statement
Brook discussed reporting that Netanyahu received a direct UAE warning before October 7 and did not act on it.
"Netanyahu has to go regardless of how this specific allegation shakes out."
CondemnedCase context: Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?
Full statement and sources
Brook argued that Netanyahu should leave office even if the reported UAE warning allegation remains unresolved, grounding his view in his broader assessment of Netanyahu's handling of October 7.
After the statement
The cited episode frames Brook's conclusion as broader than the disputed report's ultimate factual resolution.
Why this label?
Brook reaches an unqualified conclusion that Netanyahu should leave office and expressly says it does not depend on the allegation's final resolution.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Naftali BennettFormer prime minister of Israel and B’Yachad party leaderBefore this statement
Bennett responded after the Haaretz report and the Prime Minister’s Office’s categorical denial of any direct UAE warning.
"The report published this morning that Netanyahu was warned 10 days before the October 7 massacre about Sinwar’s intentions is true."
Challenged the characterizationResponding to: Naftali Bennett said the report that Netanyahu was warned ten days before October 7 about Yahya Sinwar’s intentions was true, without publicly explaining the basis for that assertion.
Full statement and sources
Bennett publicly affirmed the report’s core warning allegation and rejected Netanyahu’s denial, while not disclosing the basis for his asserted knowledge.
After the statement
The statement makes Bennett’s position attributable but does not make the underlying call record public or explain his claimed basis of knowledge.
Why this label?
Bennett directly disputed the Prime Minister’s Office’s categorical denial; the quoted statement asserts the report’s core allegation without publicly supplying his evidentiary basis.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Yair GolanLeader of The Democrats partyBefore this statement
Netanyahu had recently argued that security chiefs failed to wake him despite warning signs on the morning of the attack.
"He knew. He was warned."
CondemnedResponding to: If Netanyahu received the reported warning and failed to alert security leaders or take action, that failure constituted extraordinary or criminal negligence.
Full statement and sources
Golan treated the reported warning as established and said Netanyahu was unfit and should face criminal accountability.
After the statement
Golan joined Bennett, Eisenkot, and Avigdor Liberman in calling for an investigation.
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactionsOpposition figures demand investigation over Oct. 7 revelationsJoint statement by Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Liberman, and Yair GolanWhy this label?
The statement unconditionally accepts the warning characterization and condemns Netanyahu’s alleged conduct.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
- Naftali BennettFormer prime minister and B’Yachad party leader
Before this statement
Haaretz reported the alleged call and failure to transmit the warning.
"Netanyahu bears personal and direct responsibility for the failure."
CondemnedResponding to: If Netanyahu received the reported warning and failed to alert security leaders or take action, that failure constituted extraordinary or criminal negligence.
Full statement and sources
Bennett said he knew the warning report was true and condemned Netanyahu’s alleged failure to act or inform security leaders.
After the statement
Bennett called for accountability but did not disclose the evidentiary basis for saying he knew the report was true.
Naftali Bennett statement on the reported UAE warning · Naftali BennettX postDays before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactionsWhy this label?
Bennett accepts the reported warning as true and assigns direct personal responsibility rather than merely requesting verification.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Gadi EisenkotFormer IDF chief of staff and Yashar party leaderBefore this statement
The report appeared during an election campaign in which responsibility for October 7 was already disputed.
"If the publication is true, it represents a serious breach of public trust."
Mixed or conditionalResponding to: If Netanyahu received the reported warning and failed to alert security leaders or take action, that failure constituted extraordinary or criminal negligence.
Full statement and sources
Eisenkot condemned Netanyahu’s broader handling of warnings while expressly making this allegation’s negligence implication conditional on the report being true.
After the statement
Eisenkot and other opposition leaders demanded an immediate investigation and a state commission of inquiry.
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactionsOpposition figures demand investigation over Oct. 7 revelationsJoint statement by Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Liberman, and Yair GolanWhy this label?
His response combines categorical political criticism with an explicit condition concerning the truth of the newly reported call.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign AffairsOfficial foreign ministry of the United Arab EmiratesBefore this statement
Reporters sought an official UAE response after publication of the alleged call.
"The Ministry does not comment on media stories or speculation regarding conversations between government leaders."
Explicitly stayed outResponding to: Mohammed bin Zayed directly warned Benjamin Netanyahu in late September 2023 that Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major Hamas operation that could cause bloodshed and destabilize the region.
Full statement and sources
The UAE Foreign Ministry declined to confirm or deny the alleged conversation while describing established intelligence channels between the countries.
After the statement
No personal statement from Mohammed bin Zayed had been identified by the editorial cutoff.
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs response to reporting about an alleged pre–October 7 warning · United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign AffairsOfficial X statementDays before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — reportFull report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactionsWhy this label?
The ministry expressly declined to address the reported leaders’ conversation; its general statement about intelligence channels is not a confirmation or denial.
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Sources
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Reporting
Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs
Relevant passage: Investigation and book excerpt
Excerpt
"Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs."
About this source
Originating report drawn from the authors’ book and interviews. It reconstructs an alleged 45-minute call, but the call transcript, recording, call memorandum, and named on-record UAE confirmation are not publicly available.
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- Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval
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Original post
Emma Vigeland's X post on the reported UAE warning to Netanyahu
About this source
Emma Vigeland posted this on X on September 8, 2026, the day Haaretz reported that the UAE president warned Netanyahu before October 7, 2023.
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- Emma Vigeland
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Analysis
Damon comments on reports of advance knowledge of October 7
Relevant passage: Spanish article; discussion of UAE warning reports
About this source
The article argues that Israeli officials had advance knowledge. It presents the author's assessment of cited reports.
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- Andre Damon; World Socialist Web Site
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Original post
Eldar disputes dismissal of reported UAE warning
About this source
Eldar argues that a call occurred and rejects Magal's dismissal of the reporting. His reply does not independently establish the warning's contents.
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- Shlomi Eldar
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Analysis
Efrat Fenigson blog post on the reported UAE warning to Netanyahu before October 7
Relevant passage: Full post.
Excerpt
"Multiple warnings suggest Netanyahu either knew and concealed information, or is lying about the circumstances."
About this source
Blog post by journalist Efrat Fenigson going beyond her September 8, 2026 X post: it discusses the Haaretz report that Netanyahu received an explicit warning from UAE President bin Zayed before October 7, Netanyahu's denial and threat to sue Haaretz, the UAE's response contradicting that denial, and a separate 2023 statement from U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul that Egypt also warned Israel three days before the attack. Provided directly by Fenigson as a fuller source for her position.
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- Efrat Fenigson
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Reporting
Netanyahu Asked UAE Leader to Deny Haaretz Report on Oct. 7 Warning in Secret Visit, Sources Say
Relevant passage: Report on Netanyahu's secret Sunday visit to the UAE, citing anonymous sources.
Excerpt
"Prime Minister Netanyahu didn't speak to the president of the UAE during the period in question and received no warning from him."
About this source
Haaretz report, citing a person familiar with the matter, two people briefed on the trip, and a regional official briefed on the meeting, all speaking anonymously because the trip was secret, that Netanyahu made an approximately one-hour secret visit to the UAE on Sunday, September 27-28, 2026, meeting UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed at the airport to ask him to deny Haaretz's September 8 report that bin Zayed had warned Netanyahu of a major Hamas operation before October 7, 2023. The report says Netanyahu sought bin Zayed's public denial and what sources described as moral support, and asked him to deny details concerning the events leading up to October 7 that could embarrass him. Netanyahu's office repeated its denial that he spoke to the UAE president or received a warning. The UAE Foreign Ministry did not directly address the alleged visit, saying it has open and direct lines of communication with Israel and shares all relevant intelligence.
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- Haaretz
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Reporting
Egypt's Warning to Israel
Relevant passage: Paragraph beginning "Kamel's 2023 visit, details of which have not been previously reported"
Excerpt
"I confirmed with multiple officials that the call took place."
About this source
Atlantic report by Vivian Salama, published Sept. 25, 2026, 5:03 PM ET, mainly about a reported Sept. 26, 2023 visit to Israel by Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel. In a passage on other warnings, she writes that the UAE president called Netanyahu to warn of a possible imminent attack according to U.S. and Arab officials with knowledge of the call, that she confirmed with multiple officials that the call took place, that two Arab officials familiar with it said Netanyahu seemed unmoved, and that the UAE did not respond to a request for comment. Reviewed through a gift link.
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- Vivian Salama
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Reporting
Report: UAE intel warned Shin Bet of Hamas action before Oct. 7, prompting purported MBZ-Netanyahu call
Relevant passage: Full liveblog entry, published September 22, 2026
Excerpt
"According to the network, which cites three senior Emirati sources with direct knowledge of the matter, the UAE warning was essentially identical to information the Shin Bet had received through a separate channel from then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar warning of an impending "earthquake" over negotiations for the release of Palestinian security prisoners."
About this source
Times of Israel liveblog entry on a Channel 12 broadcast of Tuesday, September 22, 2026, in which three unnamed senior Emirati sources described the warning and the call.
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- Times of Israel Staff
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Reporting
Report: Netanyahu kept UAE Oct. 7 warning from security chiefs in meeting days before
Relevant passage: Paragraph beginning "The newspaper also reported that bin Zayed later discussed"
Excerpt
"The newspaper also reported that bin Zayed later discussed his September conversation with William Burns, then director of the CIA. According to a person familiar with that discussion, the Emirati president told Burns that he had spoken to Netanyahu about the possibility of Hamas violence in Gaza or the West Bank."
About this source
Ynet's summary of the New York Times report, in the paragraph describing the reported later conversation between Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and William Burns.
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- Ynetnews
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Reporting
Report: Netanyahu kept UAE Oct. 7 warning from security chiefs in meeting days before
Relevant passage: Paragraph beginning "The warning was vague."
Excerpt
"The warning was vague. It did not specify whether Hamas was preparing a rocket attack or a ground invasion, and its original intelligence source remains unclear."
About this source
Ynet's summary of the New York Times report, in the paragraph describing how specific the reported warning was.
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- Ynetnews
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Reporting
נשיא המדינה הרצוג בריאיון מיוחד לטל ברמן - חושף מה נאמר בשיחה עם נשיא האמירויות
Relevant passage: Article text quoting Herzog's interview with Tal Berman on the Kan evening news, Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Excerpt
"בתוך המאמר הוזכר שנשיא האמירויות, שייח' מוחמד בן זאיד, המכונה MBZ, שוחח איתי והביע דאגה על המצב. והיה לי חשוב להסביר שזה מחוץ לקונטקסט של התרעה כלשהי שאולי ניתנה לראש הממשלה ואולי לא, שזה הרי לב הוויכוח"
About this source
Kan News article on President Isaac Herzog's interview with Tal Berman on the Kan evening news, given after Haaretz reported that Herzog had also spoken with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed. We also checked the quoted passage against the audio of the interview on Kan's YouTube channel.
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- Kan News desk
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Reporting
Former PA minister details Sinwar’s pre-Oct. 7 warning to Israel of coming ‘earthquake’
Relevant passage: Full article, published September 25, 2026
Excerpt
"Former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida has given a detailed account of the prisoner-exchange negotiations held between Israel and Hamas for roughly a year and a half before the October 7, 2023, attack, culminating in a warning from then-Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar shortly before that attack that an “earthquake” was coming."
About this source
Times of Israel report on Abu Zaida's interview with the Egypt-based Alghad TV network, dated September 24, 2026 in the article's video credit. The article says his account corroborates details of the Haaretz report and repeats that Netanyahu has denied that report.
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- Times of Israel Staff
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Reporting
Sinwar’s note 22 days before Oct. 7 revealed: ‘Earthquake’ is coming, prepare to empty prisons
Relevant passage: Full article, published September 24, 2026
Excerpt
"Abu Zaida displayed the note in a documentary aired Thursday night by the Arabic-language Al-Rad television channel. He said Sinwar insisted that the message be conveyed to Israel “word for word, letter for letter,” leaving no room for changes in translation."
About this source
Ynetnews report on a television documentary in which former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida shows a note he says Sinwar dictated to him on Sept. 14, 2023. Ynet reports Abu Zaida's account that Israeli officials met him in Ashkelon the next morning. The account is Abu Zaida's and the note has not been independently authenticated in the sources we reviewed.
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- Einav Halabi
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Reporting
יועצו של נתניהו מכחיש את שיחת ההתרעה: "לא התקבלה אזהרה כזות"
Relevant passage: Article text quoting the Kobenovic interview on Kan Reshet Bet, Tuesday morning, September 8, 2026
Excerpt
"לא הייתה שיחה מהסוג הזה, לא התקבלה אזהרה מהסוג הזה בפרקטיקה אין דבר כזה ששיחה מתקיימת בוואקום. תמיד יש נציג על הקו. ראש המל"ל, המזכיר הצבאי או יועץ מדיני, וסיכום השיחה מועבר אוטומטית לטיפול הצבא וגופי הביטחון. נתניהו לא היה מסתיר דבר כזה בליבו, הוא היה מעיר ומתריע את כולם"
About this source
Kan News article on an on-air interview with Topaz Luk, a senior adviser to Netanyahu, on the Kan Reshet Bet program Kobenovic on the morning the Haaretz report appeared. We could not obtain a recording of the interview, so the quotations come from Kan's text.
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- Roni Kuban
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Amit Segal X post on Eldar, Yuval and the UAE warning report
Excerpt
"אם נתניהו היה מספר לקבינט על השיחה עם שליט האמירויות, ואם שלומי אלדר ורותי יובל היו שרים, הם היו מציעים דבר אחד: הטבות כלכליות, ובשום פנים ואופן לא חיסולים. זה בדיוק מה שהטיף אליו אלדר עשרות שנים, בעודו מתנגד לכל פעולה ישראלית. לאורך השנים הוא תקף אפילו את חיסול רב־המרצחים ״המהנדס״ יחיא עיאש (״החלטת אל־חזור שהנחיתה מכה אנושה לכל המרקם העדין של הסכמי אוסלו״), לעג לציד המנהרות (״במקום לחפש אותן מתחת לאדמה צריך לפתור את הסיבה שלא יהיה צורך לחפור את המנהרה״), כפר בכל מבצעי צה״ל ברצועה (״רק הוסיפו שמן למדורה... לא הצליחו לעצור את ירי הקסאם״). אחרי שומר החומות, אפילו יחס הרוגים של מחבל וחצי על כל אזרח הוציא אותו מדעתו (״אכן, בעל הבית השתגע״). ״שלום לך עזה, שלום ולא להתראות״, התפייט ב־2007. ״אנחנו יודעים כבר שכדי שלא נחזור לשם עלינו להתייחס אל תושבייך כאל בני אדם, להקל את מעבר הסחורות במעברים ולפתוח את שדה התעופה והנמל הימי״."
About this source
Second long post in Hebrew by Amit Segal on the same day. It links to his full Israel Hayom column. It was posted before the New York Times report appeared.
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- Amit Segal
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Amit Segal X post on the Eldar and Yuval report about the UAE warning
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"עלילות אלף שלומי ושלומי ונניח שהיתה שיחת טלפון ממושכת בין מנהיג האמירויות לנתניהו. ונניח אפילו שנמסרה אזהרה, והיא היתה ספציפית מאוד. נניח שכל הפרסום של שלומי אלדר ורותי יובל נכון, ונתעלם לרגע משלל פרטי הלוואי שהופרכו עד מהרה (המצרים לא הזהירו אישית את נתניהו, האמירותי לא דיבר כלל עם הרצוג על עזה, לא הוגשה הצעה ב־8 באוקטובר לשחרר את כל הנשים והילדים)."
About this source
Long post in Hebrew by political commentator Amit Segal (Channel 12 News and Israel Hayom), headed with the title of a column about the Haaretz report by Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval. It was posted before the New York Times report appeared.
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- Amit Segal
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Vladimir Beliak X post on the New York Times report about the UAE warning
Excerpt
"מכונת התעמולה של נתניהו השקיעה בשבועיים האחרונים מאמצים כבירים, על מנת להרחיק אותו מהחשיפה המטלטלת של שלומי אלדר ורות יובל בהארץ. הערב גם ניו יורק טיימס מפרסם תחקיר מקיף בנושא. נתניהו הוזהר על ידי מספר גורמים בארץ ובחו״ל, נתניהו התעלם - 1,200 ישראלים נרצחו ונהרגו ב-7 באוקטובר 2023. בלתי נסלח."
About this source
Post in Hebrew by Yesh Atid Knesset member Vladimir Beliak, published about an hour after the New York Times report appeared. It refers to the Haaretz report by Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval and to the Times report.
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- Vladimir Beliak
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Reporting
Report: UAE intel warned Shin Bet of Hamas action before Oct. 7, prompting leader’s call to Netanyahu
Relevant passage: Full article, published September 23, 2026
Excerpt
"Bin Zayed called Netanyahu to ensure that the intelligence passed by the Emiratis to the Shin Bet had reached him, and was assured by the premier that the matter was “being handled,” the network reported."
About this source
Times of Israel report on a Channel 12 broadcast of Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Channel 12 cited three senior Emirati sources and did not name them. The article says Netanyahu has denied that any such conversation took place, and it quotes the Prime Minister's Office response to the original Haaretz report.
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- Times of Israel Staff
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Reporting
Emirati source confirms to ToI that Netanyahu was warned of planned Hamas attack ahead of Oct. 7
Relevant passage: Full liveblog entry, published September 8, 2026
Excerpt
"The warning came during a phone call bin Zayed made to Netanyahu, the Emirati source familiar with the conversation confirms."
About this source
Times of Israel liveblog entry. The outlet reports that an Emirati source familiar with the conversation confirmed to it the call and warning described in the Haaretz report. The entry gives no name for the source.
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- Jacob Magid
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Reporting
After UAE leader’s warning, Netanyahu warned security officials Gaza strikes would thwart deal with Saudis, days before Oct. 7 — NYT
Relevant passage: Full liveblog entry, published September 25, 2026
Excerpt
"Netanyahu did not mention the warning at the meeting with top security officials, instead warning that any major attack on Gaza would sabotage efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, The New York Times reports, citing minutes from the meeting."
About this source
Times of Israel liveblog entry summarizing the New York Times report on the Oct. 1, 2023 security meeting. The entry also says Netanyahu has denied the Haaretz claim and has threatened to sue Haaretz, though he had yet to officially do so as of its publication.
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- Times of Israel Staff
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Reporting
Report: Netanyahu failed to relay UAE warning of Hamas attack to security chiefs
Relevant passage: Full article, published September 25, 2026
Excerpt
"At that meeting, Netanyahu advocated maintaining calm in Gaza to protect efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia, the report said. Some security officials favored strikes against senior Hamas figures who directed attacks in the West Bank."
About this source
i24NEWS summary of the New York Times report. It says Netanyahu convened his security chiefs on October 1, 2023 and did not mention the warning, according to meeting minutes the Times reviewed, and that he advocated calm in Gaza to protect efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia. It notes that Netanyahu denied receiving the warning.
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Reporting
Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7
Relevant passage: Paragraph beginning "But Sheikh Mohammed mentioned his September 2023 phone call"
Excerpt
"But Sheikh Mohammed mentioned his September 2023 phone call with Netanyahu months later in a discussion with William Burns, the CIA director at the time, according to a person familiar with that discussion. Sheikh Mohammed told Burns that, during the phone call, he had spoken to Netanyahu about a looming threat of violence in the West Bank or Gaza carried out by Hamas."
About this source
New York Times report. The Times cites one anonymous person familiar with the discussion between Sheikh Mohammed and then-CIA director William Burns, and says all of the people it spoke to insisted on anonymity. The article also says the Emirati Foreign Ministry and Netanyahu's office did not respond to its requests for comment. We checked this quotation against a syndicated copy of the article published by GV Wire.
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- Adam Rasgon, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman
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Reporting
Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7
Relevant passage: Paragraph beginning "Sheikh Mohammed had called Netanyahu in late September"
Excerpt
"Sheikh Mohammed had called Netanyahu in late September to tell him that, based on information he had received, Hamas was planning to launch an attack, according to the two people who said they had spoken with someone on the call. One of those people said the information was not specific about whether Hamas was planning to launch rockets into Israel or preparing for a ground invasion over the border."
About this source
New York Times report. The Times attributes its description of the call to two anonymous people: one who said they had spoken with Sheikh Mohammed and one who said they were briefed by someone on the call. The same paragraph says the original sources of the intelligence are unclear and that it is unclear whether other issues were discussed. We checked this quotation against a syndicated copy of the article published by GV Wire.
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- Adam Rasgon, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman
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Reporting
Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7
Relevant passage: Paragraphs on the Oct. 1, 2023 security meeting, beginning "Netanyahu gathered his security chiefs days later"
Excerpt
"Netanyahu gathered his security chiefs days later, on Oct. 1, 2023, for a meeting about the situation in the Gaza Strip, and never mentioned the warning, according to minutes of the meeting reviewed by the Times. Instead, he told them that the goal should be to maintain calm in Gaza, and he pushed back when some security officials said that Israel should consider military strikes against senior Hamas leaders in Gaza who were overseeing attacks against Israelis in the West Bank, the minutes show."
About this source
New York Times report by Adam Rasgon, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman. The quoted paragraphs describe an Oct. 1, 2023 meeting between Netanyahu and his security chiefs, based on minutes the Times says it reviewed. The minutes are not public and we could not review them. The Times article is behind a paywall, so we checked these quotations against a syndicated copy of the article published by GV Wire.
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- Adam Rasgon, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman
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Reporting
Report: Netanyahu kept UAE Oct. 7 warning from security chiefs in meeting days before
Relevant passage: Full article, especially the Oct. 1 meeting section and the paragraph on Netanyahu's denials
Excerpt
"Netanyahu has repeatedly denied receiving such a warning and has said no relevant phone call with bin Zayed took place during the period in question."
About this source
Ynet's summary of the New York Times report. It adds that the warning was vague and did not specify a rocket attack or a ground invasion, that the Oct. 1, 2023 minutes show Netanyahu urging calm in Gaza and citing Saudi normalization when officials raised strikes on Hamas leaders, and that Sheikh Mohammed later described the call to then-CIA director William Burns. It restates that the Prime Minister's Office says any relevant Emirati intelligence would have gone through established intelligence channels.
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- Ynetnews
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Reporting
Netanyahu Is Said to Have Been Warned About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7
Relevant passage: Opening paragraphs: the two sources on the call, the five former senior officials, and the Oct. 1, 2023 meeting minutes
Excerpt
"The warning from the Emirati leader, however, never reached the leaders of Israel's security establishment, according to five former senior Israeli officials."
About this source
New York Times report by Adam Rasgon, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman. One person who said they had spoken with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and another who said they were briefed by someone on the call told the Times that the Emirati leader secretly reported to Netanyahu that Hamas was considering a major attack. Five former senior Israeli officials said the warning never reached the heads of Israel's security establishment, and minutes of an Oct. 1, 2023 security meeting reviewed by the Times show Netanyahu did not mention it. The article notes that Netanyahu has denied the Haaretz report. The article is paywalled beyond the opening paragraphs, so later details come from Ynet's summary of the Times report.
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- Adam Rasgon, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman
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Analysis
The Oct. 7 warning that doesn't add up
Relevant passage: JNS Opinion, conclusion and surrounding analysis
Excerpt
"The report that Netanyahu was forewarned about the Oct. 7 attack should be viewed with a very healthy dose of skepticism."
About this source
The signed opinion article presents Julio Messer's argument that the account of a pre-Oct. 7 warning to Israel should be treated skeptically.
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- Julio Messer
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Reporting
The National reports an unnamed UAE official’s response to the reported October 7 warning
Relevant passage: Opening paragraphs; article updated September 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM.
Excerpt
"“The UAE discusses security matters with other countries through the relevant entities, and does not discuss such details at the level of national leaders.”"
About this source
The National attributes this statement to an unnamed UAE official responding to the reported UAE leader–Netanyahu warning. The source records the reported anonymous response; it does not independently establish whether a call occurred or the completeness of the official’s knowledge.
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- The National
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Reporting
Palestinian politician: I relayed Sinwar's pre-Oct. 7 warning to Israel
Relevant passage: Ynetnews, September 18, 2026. Report on Sufian Abu Zaida publicly identifying himself as the intermediary described in the Eldar and Yuval investigation.
Excerpt
"Their reporting has drawn renewed scrutiny in Israel over what warnings Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli security officials received before Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack."
About this source
Reports that Sufian Abu Zaida, a senior Fatah and PLO figure and former Palestinian Authority minister for prisoner affairs, said in a Facebook video that he was the intermediary the Eldar and Yuval investigation referred to under the codename "Coal Eyes," and that he relayed a warning from Yahya Sinwar to Israel in September 2023. According to the investigation Sinwar told him to warn Israel of a coming "zilzal," Arabic for earthquake, and insisted the message be conveyed verbatim. Abu Zaida said he would disclose further details in the coming days. This is the first time a named individual has publicly claimed a role in the chain of warnings the case concerns.
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Original video
Piers JUST FOUND OUT Israel Had Advance Warning About Oct. 7th! (The Jimmy Dore Show)
About this source
The Jimmy Dore Show discussing the Haaretz report on an alleged UAE warning to Netanyahu before October 7.
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Reporting
October 7 families' report accuses Netanyahu of enabling the attack
Excerpt
"A commission of inquiry has not even been established."
About this source
Times of Israel report on October 7 victims' families releasing a dossier ("Case 7/10") citing the UAE-warning account among ignored warnings, at a September 15, 2026 Tel Aviv press conference.
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Interview
Former IDF chief Halutz: Netanyahu concealed warnings before Oct. 7
Excerpt
"What could be simpler for the Emirati prince than to say there was no conversation if there was no conversation?"
About this source
Jerusalem Post report on former IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz's 103FM radio interview accusing Netanyahu of concealing what he knew ahead of October 7.
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Christopher Webb criticizes Netanyahu’s alleged handling of pre-October 7 warnings
About this source
Webb calls the report damning and argues that Netanyahu received multiple warnings, including the reported direct UAE warning, without briefing security chiefs. This records Webb’s interpretation of reporting rather than independent proof of the alleged call. The original timestamp is September 9 at 1:48am EDT.
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- Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline)
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Efrat Fenigson questions Netanyahu’s account after the reported UAE warning
About this source
Fenigson contrasts Netanyahu’s account of being unaware or asleep with Haaretz’s reported advance warning and criticizes the absence of accountability. The post embeds Haaretz’s announcement and a Netanyahu video. Its broader assertions about stand-down orders are not independently established by this source. The original timestamp is September 8 at 7:23pm EDT.
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- Efrat Fenigson (@efenigson)
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Tariq Kenney-Shawa calls the UAE-warning report damning and cautions against sole blame
About this source
Kenney-Shawa describes the report as damning while cautioning against using it to assign all responsibility for October 7 and what he calls genocide to Netanyahu alone. His post quotes Vietor’s warning-related criticism. The original timestamp is September 8 at 11:39am EDT.
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- Tariq Kenney-Shawa (@tksshawa)
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Original post
Tommy Vietor cautions that removing Netanyahu would not solve every problem
About this source
Vietor agrees that removing Netanyahu is not a solution to every problem. This qualifies the scope of his criticism without excusing the alleged failure to act on or relay the warning. Date is September 8.
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- Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08)
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Tommy Vietor says Netanyahu has taken no responsibility for October 7
About this source
Vietor acknowledges Kenney-Shawa’s warning against assigning all blame to one leader, but says Netanyahu stands out for taking no responsibility while other Israeli security leaders have accepted responsibility. It is context for his original reaction, not a separate change of position. Date is September 8.
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- Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08)
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Tommy Vietor criticizes Netanyahu’s alleged failure to relay the UAE warning
About this source
Vietor attributes his account to Haaretz, then criticizes Netanyahu for allegedly brushing off the warning and not relaying it to security chiefs. Subsequent replies address accountability and warn that removing Netanyahu would not solve every problem. The original post’s displayed timestamp is September 8 at 9:02am EDT.
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- Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08)
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Original post
Mehdi Hasan criticizes Netanyahu’s alleged handling of the UAE warning
About this source
Hasan’s own post calls the report extraordinary, alleges Netanyahu was warned but did nothing, and connects the allegation with resistance to an independent investigation. His quoted post points to Haaretz’s investigation. The displayed original timestamp is September 8 at 11:24am EDT.
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- Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan)
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Reporting
Scarborough discusses his Morning Joe disagreement and Netanyahu’s responsibility
Relevant passage: On-air exchange and Scarborough’s direct follow-up interview with the New York Post
About this source
New York Post reporting syndicated by AOL documents the September 9 exchange and directly interviews Scarborough afterward about Netanyahu’s responsibility. The current syndicated page displays a September 10 update. The interview corroborates the subject and substance of his criticism while distinguishing it from Deutsch’s response.
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- Ariel Zilber
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Original post
September 9 Morning Joe exchange about Netanyahu and the reported UAE warning
About this source
Circulating excerpt of the September 9 broadcast. Used alongside the full episode transcript and contemporaneous reporting to preserve the exchange’s subject and surrounding discussion. Scarborough’s statement is dated to the broadcast, not inferred from the clip’s upload time.
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- The Tennessee Holler
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Archived source
Transcript of Morning Joe’s September 9 discussion of the reported UAE warning
Relevant passage: September 9, 7am episode; full UAE-warning discussion 20:48–34:13, Scarborough’s criticism at 22:28–24:40
About this source
Third-party transcript preserves the full panel exchange rather than only the circulating excerpt. The report and official denial are introduced before Scarborough criticizes Netanyahu’s alleged handling of the warning and calls for an inquiry. The transcript contains errors; on-air criticism is corroborated by contemporaneous reporting. The stored date identifies the episode, not a verified transcript-upload time.
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Archived source
Transcript of Hillary Clinton’s full September 10 Morning Joe interview
Relevant passage: 32:57–33:32; preceding Israel-policy discussion and subsequent election/U.S.-policy discussion
About this source
Third-party transcript of the full September 10 interview, used to locate and contextualize the passage. The short quotation matches RealClearPolitics’s direct reproduction. The stored date identifies the episode rather than an independently verified transcript-upload time.
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Reporting
Hillary Clinton discusses the reported UAE warning on Morning Joe
Relevant passage: Transcript, UAE-warning paragraph through “failure of leadership” and subsequent U.S.-policy discussion
About this source
Direct reproduction of Clinton’s interview remarks, including her uncertainty about Netanyahu’s thinking and her explicit criticism of leadership. The warning and possible motives are Clinton’s assertions, not independent findings by this source. Publication date is September 10; delivery and publication times are not specified here.
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- Ian Schwartz
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Interview
Hillary Clinton’s September 10 Morning Joe interview
Relevant passage: Episode 202609108, September 10 at 8am; UAE-warning discussion approximately 32:57–33:32
About this source
Official 46-minute episode preserves Clinton’s wider interview. Her discussion of the reported UAE warning ends with criticism of Netanyahu’s leadership and protection of Israelis. She says she does not know his thinking after raising competing possible motives. A September 13 Middle East Eye repost is later than the interview.
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- Morning Joe; Hillary Clinton interview
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Interview
Dimitri Diliani rejects allegations that Dahlan engineered the Haaretz report
Excerpt
"ludicrous and misleading"
About this source
Direct statement to the Jerusalem Post by Fatah Reform Democratic faction spokesperson Dimitri Diliani. Publisher displays September 10 at 11:55 local time, updated 14:43.
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- Danielle Greyman-Kennard
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Reporting
Anadolu reports Haaretz's rejection of Netanyahu's demands
Excerpt
"the product of an in-depth, well-sourced journalistic investigation into a matter of the utmost public interest."
About this source
Accessible secondary report quotes Haaretz and describes rejected removal, apology, and compensation demands. It establishes a response to a lawsuit threat, not that a suit has been filed or that the alleged warning occurred.
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- Abderaouf Arnaout and Ikram Kouachi
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Official statement
Haaretz responds to Netanyahu's threatened libel lawsuit
Excerpt
"Won't Hesitate to Expose the Truth in Court"
About this source
Primary announcement by the outlet about its own legal response. The excerpt is the quotation fragment in its publicly visible headline, not a passage from the subscriber-only full letter. Publication displays 14:30 IDT. Supplementary Anadolu reporting supplies the demands and fuller context.
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- Haaretz
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Reporting
Netanyahu says he’ll sue Haaretz over report UAE leader warned him days before Oct. 7
Excerpt
"Likud demands the opening of a criminal investigation."
About this source
Reports Netanyahu and Likud’s expanded response, Haaretz’s decision to stand by its reporting, and additional reported corroboration.
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- Times of Israel staff and Lazar Berman
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Original post
Likud statement alleging foreign interference in the UAE-warning report
Excerpt
"The real affair that has been revealed in the last two days is blatant foreign interference in Israel’s elections."
About this source
Direct X post carrying Likud’s institutional response to the Haaretz report and calling for a criminal investigation.
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- Likud
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Analysis
Attempt to throw Netanyahu under the bus
Excerpt
"Three anonymous foreign senior sources in a book released and promoted by Haaretz. Nothing more."
About this source
Signed opinion article by Mark Levin challenging the allegation’s sourcing and timing.
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- Mark Levin
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Reporting
September 8, 2026 live updates: Opposition chiefs respond to alleged UAE warning
Relevant passage: 3:20 pm update
Excerpt
"The shocking revelations this morning demand an immediate and thorough investigation."
About this source
Records the joint opposition statement by Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Yair Golan, and Avigdor Liberman.
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Analysis
9/8/26 - Unraveling the Psyop: Netanyahu and the Media Manipulation
Excerpt
"This is a well-timed, well organized political ambush."
About this source
Direct podcast episode arguing that the report and ensuing coverage constitute an election-timed campaign against Netanyahu.
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- Mark Levin
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Reporting
Bennett confirms Netanyahu was warned by UAE of Sinwar threat before Oct. 7
Excerpt
"Yair Lapid similarly scrutinized Netanyahu’s failure to heed the warning."
About this source
Reports direct reactions by Yair Lapid, Chili Tropper, and Amit Becher to the alleged UAE warning.
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- Goldie Katz
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Analysis
Netanyahu & 10/7; Houtis; Trade War; AI; Parenthood; PISA; Achievements
Excerpt
"Netanyahu has to go regardless of how this specific allegation shakes out."
About this source
Podcast episode discussing the reported pre-October 7 UAE warning; the episode description presents Brook's conclusion as going beyond the allegation's ultimate resolution.
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- Yaron Brook
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Original post
Naftali Bennett says the report of a pre–October 7 UAE warning is true
Excerpt
"“The report published this morning that Netanyahu was warned 10 days before the October 7 massacre about Sinwar’s intentions is true.”"
About this source
Direct public statement by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Bennett does not publicly state the basis for his asserted knowledge or provide underlying records; it is evidence of his position, not independent public authentication of the reported call.
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Reporting
i24NEWS reports PMO record-check denial and anonymous-source corroboration of a UAE warning
Relevant passage: Sections on PMO record review and cited Ynet intelligence source
Excerpt
"The source declined to say whether the intelligence was transmitted in a direct phone call."
About this source
i24NEWS reports the PMO’s claim that call and entry records negate the alleged direct call. It also relays a senior, unnamed intelligence source’s claim to Ynet that the UAE gave Israel a warning of significant and imminent Hamas action. The unnamed source did not confirm a direct bin Zayed–Netanyahu call, the warning’s precise transmission route, or what Netanyahu personally received.
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Interview
CNN interview with Shlomi Eldar about the reported UAE warning
Relevant passage: The Lead with Jake Tapper, segment beginning 18:45:32
Excerpt
"I have the document, I have records, I have everything that shows that the president of UAE called Netanyahu."
About this source
Direct interview in which Eldar answers the Prime Minister’s Office denial and says he possesses documents, records, and confidential-source evidence. CNN published the transcript, but the underlying documents and records were not displayed or independently authenticated in the segment.
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- CNN; interview by Jake Tapper
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Reporting
Opposition figures demand investigation over Oct. 7 revelations
Relevant passage: Joint statement by Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Liberman, and Yair Golan
Excerpt
"What Netanyahu knew, when he knew it, why he did not inform the security establishment."
About this source
Report preserving a joint opposition demand for an immediate investigation. The signatories are political rivals of Netanyahu in an active election campaign.
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- Israel National News
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Reporting
Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7
Relevant passage: Full report and quoted Prime Minister’s Office statement
Excerpt
"The story was completely fabricated."
About this source
Reports Netanyahu’s renewed denial, claimed review of call and visitor records, planned libel action, blame directed toward security chiefs, and Haaretz’s statement that it stands by its report.
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- Tzvi Jasper
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Original post
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs response to reporting about an alleged pre–October 7 warning
Excerpt
"The Ministry does not comment on media stories or speculation regarding conversations between government leaders."
About this source
Official response that declines to confirm or deny the alleged call while stating that relevant intelligence is communicated through established channels.
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- United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Original post
Naftali Bennett statement on the reported UAE warning
Excerpt
"The report published this morning that Netanyahu was warned ten days before the October 7 massacre is true."
About this source
Direct public statement asserting the report is true and condemning Netanyahu’s alleged handling. Bennett did not disclose the basis for saying he knew it was true.
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- Naftali Bennett
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Reporting
UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report says
Relevant passage: Full report
About this source
Independent synthesis of the Haaretz report, Netanyahu’s denial, the UAE response, and reactions from Israeli political opponents.
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- Associated Press
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Reporting
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — report
Relevant passage: Full report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions
Excerpt
"An Emirati source familiar with the conversation confirmed the Haaretz newspaper’s report."
About this source
Detailed secondary report reproducing the competing claims. Its Emirati corroboration is anonymous; the UAE government did not confirm or deny the alleged leaders’ conversation.
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- Times of Israel Staff, Jacob Magid, and Stav Levaton
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Corrections
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Corrections address errors in our reporting or labels. When a speaker changes their position, we add a separate statement and link it to the earlier one.
Classification correction
Correction to: Statement by Chili Tropper
- Previous classification
- Mixed or conditional. His response criticizes the failure to transmit the alleged information but expressly avoids claiming that action would certainly have prevented the attack.
- Corrected classification
- Condemns. The uncertainty is counterfactual; the conclusion expressly says those responsible failed completely. That does not make current criticism mixed.
We corrected the editorial classification of Chili Tropper's response about Failure to convey and act on security information. The uncertainty is counterfactual; the conclusion expressly says those responsible failed completely. That does not make current criticism mixed. This corrects our labeling, not a later change in the speaker's position.
This corrects an editorial classification.
Reports direct reactions by Yair Lapid, Chili Tropper, and Amit Becher to the alleged UAE warning.
Optional assessment
The claim
Mohammed bin Zayed directly warned Benjamin Netanyahu in late September 2023 that Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major Hamas operation that could cause bloodshed and destabilize the region.
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Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn’t brief security chiefs.
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The Dispute Index. "Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?". First published: 2026-09-09. Last updated: 2026-09-25. https://disputeindex.com/cases/netanyahu-uae-warning-before-october-7