Noam Peri: no inquiry has been established into ignored October 7 warnings

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Was Netanyahu warned by the UAE about a major Hamas operation before October 7?

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.