Posted on 09/09/2026 3:18:49 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directly warned by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a major offensive just days before the militant group attacked on Oct. 7, 2023, according to an Israeli newspaper report.
UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed spoke with Netanyahu 10 days before the attack and said Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza at the time, was planning an operation, the Haaretz daily said.
Bin Zayed said it would lead to bloodshed and could destabilize the region and undermine the Abraham Accords, the normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab and Muslim-majority nations, the newspaper reported.
But Netanyahu “reacted with relative calm,” according to Haaretz, which said he assured bin Zayed that Israel was prepared for any scenario and a possible attack was more likely to come from the occupied West Bank.
Hamas militants killed some 1,200 people and took another 251 hostage in the Oct. 7 attack. Hundreds of Israelis, mostly soldiers, have been killed in continued fighting in wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
Haaretz reported Netanyahu’s office called the report an “absolute lie” and said Netanyahu did not speak with the UAE president “during the period in question and received no warning from him.”
Netanyahu has rejected calls for an official government inquiry into the events surrounding the Oct. 7 attack.
His office denied Tuesday that the UAE gave him a warning. “If there was any relevant information, it was passed through intelligence channels between the two countries,” the statement said.
The UAE’s Foreign Ministry also said that it would not comment on “speculation regarding conversations between government leaders.”
Israel and the UAE have maintained “open and direct lines of communication” since they formally established ties five years ago, the statement said.
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All of the people living in that south eastern section of Israel should of at least have been carrying a side arm.
Since the attacks, Israel has substantially expanded eligibility for civilian gun licenses. By 2026, the government says the reform has added tens of thousands of potential civilian gun owners; for example, 41 Jerusalem neighborhoods were newly designated eligible areas, covering roughly 300,000 additional residents who can apply.
Israel is the most total surveillance state on the planet, plus every person at the concert had a cellphone to call the Israeli 911.
No way Netenyahu/IDF weren’t aware of the attack for seven hours.
Anthony Blinken - no friend of Netanyahu - has already called the story "fiction" and "completely false."
“according to an Israeli newspaper report”
A newspaper is the source? Must be true.
A newspaper is the source? Must be true.
Well I got nothin’ ‘gainst the press
They wouldn’t print it if it wasn’t true
I find it hard to believe that BiBi just said “Eh no big deal its BS” if the report is true..Im more inclined to believe that the deep state in Israel knew of the attack and said nothing to BiBi because they wanted him gone, same with covid here in the US, how China created the virus to get rid of Trump
The media in Israel hates BiBi just like the US media hates Trump they are both very left wing
Fully rejected as a lie by the Israeli Government.
So there’s that …
How many warnings of attacks turned out to be false?
As they say, the bad guys can hit or miss. The good guys can’t miss once.
Do you have any evidence Netanyahu knew an attack was coming and chose to do nothing?
I merely pointed out how amazing it was they didn't know within minutes.
But Netanyahu “reacted with relative calm,” according to Haaretz, which said he assured bin Zayed that Israel was prepared for any scenario and a possible attack was more likely to come from the occupied West Bank.
Pure drivel from Ass Press.
UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed spoke with Netanyahu 10 days before the attack and said Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza at the time, was planning an operation, the Haaretz daily said.
How about ‘Sources’ claim .... according to ‘those close to the situation’.
Vid, or it didn’t happen.
The Israeli’s have killed Hamas leaders in UAE and this likely with their blessing.
For the people on the street it’s very important to keep up the facade that they are sworn enemies bla bla bla.
But behind the curtain, the Egyptians like Hamas just about as much as Israel does: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/11/20/egyptian-soldiers-killed-in-sinai-attack
I love how Al Jazeera mentions the attack, calls them “terrorists,” but doesn’t actually name who it is. LOL
What I am worried about most, is that as Israel goes berserk, will the security cooperation survive? That’s very important for the entire region.
Where is it said Netanyahu didn’t know of the attack for 7 hours?
I don’t see that in the article.
What is the purpose of the IDF if they are so incompetent it takes them seven hours to become aware of an attack?
Hurry up and run to a George Soros fact check site and tell me what they said.
I’m confused. You said the Israeli government did not KNOW about the attack for 7 hours.
I’ve never heard that.
I asked you for documentation of your assertion, which is not evidenced anywhere in the article.
You’ve deflected twice.
Do you have any evidence anywhere of your assertion that the Israeli government did not know of the attack?
Or did you just make that up?
Seriously. I’m trying to understand your point.
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