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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss bilateral relations, according to the UAE state news agency WAM. This six-hour meeting focused largely on Iran and was confirmed after Israel initially tried to keep it secret due to security concerns; Netanyahu had reportedly visited before in March but this visit occurred amid controversy over a claimed 2023 warning about Hamas’s attack on Israel. The UAE’s strengthened ties with both the US and Israel since Iran’s war have provided them with regional influence and unique diplomatic channels.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-29,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, visited Abu Dhabi on Sunday to meet with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The visit, initially unannounced and heavily debated in Israeli media due to earlier reports about a warning prior to the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, was confirmed by both Israel and the UAE. Netanyahu's office later acknowledged the meeting but did not provide specifics, citing regional security challenges as the primary focus of discussion. The visit follows growing tensions in the Middle East amid ongoing conflicts, including the Iran war launched earlier this year.
Written for “Netanyahu Secret Visit To UAE” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed bilateral relations during a visit on Sunday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Gulf country, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported on Monday.
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agency → discuss → Monday
The Israeli prime minister’s office said on Monday that Netanyahu visited at the invitation of the UAE president.
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Netanyahu → say → president
It said the visit “focused on strengthening relations between the two countries and on regional challenges”.
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visit → say → challenges
Three senior Israeli officials said the meeting on Sunday lasted six hours and focused on Iran.
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meeting → say → Iran
Earlier this year, the UAE denied that Sheikh Mohamed met with Netanyahu after the Israeli prime minister’s office said in May that Netanyahu had “secretly visited” the Gulf country and met with the president.
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Netanyahu → deny → president
A source familiar with the meeting said at the time that Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohamed met in Al-Ain, an oasis city in Abu Dhabi along the country’s border with Oman, on March 26.
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Netanyahu → say → March
The visit came weeks after a bombshell Israeli media report that the Emirati president had warned Netanyahu ahead of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which the Israeli premier did not pass on to the security services.
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premier → come → services
Netanyahu has denied the story.
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Netanyahu → deny → story
According to Israeli media, Netanyahu flew to the UAE on Sunday to ask Sheikh Mohamed to deny having given him that warning in 2023.
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Netanyahu → accord → 2023
Earlier on Monday, before Netanyahu’s office formally confirmed the destination, Israel’s domestic security service filed a complaint against a TV channel that reported the visit.
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that → confirm → visit
“This evening the Shin Bet filed a complaint with the Chief Military Censor, demanding that Channel 12 be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law following a severe censorship violation,” read a statement from Netanyahu’s office, which oversees the security agency.
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which → file → agency
The publication of his visit “endangered the lives of the prime minister and his wife, as well as the delegation, which included the head of the Mossad” spy agency and other top security officials, the PM’s office said in its statement.
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office → endanger → statement
The visit was made public when the premier’s plane was still outside Israeli airspace, it noted.
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it → make → airspace
Mossad, which also operates under the Prime Minister’s office, issued a similar condemnation, according to the statement.
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which → operate → statement
Since coming under attack during the Iran war, the UAE has strengthened its relationships with the United States and Israel, with which it opened ties as a result of the 2020 Abraham Accords.
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it → come → Accords
The relationship with Israel gives the UAE a lever for regional influence and a unique channel to Washington.
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relationship → give → Washington
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