Gadi Eisenkot
Role at the time: Former IDF chief of staff and Yashar party leader
Mixed or conditional
Response to this claim
If Netanyahu received the reported warning and failed to alert security leaders or take action, that failure constituted extraordinary or criminal negligence.
“If the publication is true, it represents a serious breach of public trust.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)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
Detailed secondary report reproducing the competing claims. Its Emirati corroboration is anonymous; the UAE government did not confirm or deny the alleged leaders’ conversation.
Why we used this label
His response combines categorical political criticism with an explicit condition concerning the truth of the newly reported call.