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UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report says

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 8). UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report says. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/middle-east/uae-warned-netanyahu-of-major-hamas-operation-days-before-oct-7-attack-news-report-says/article_ac269631-44db-5a0a-935b-fcdcd69c00ab.html

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UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed directly warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major operation just 10 days before it attacked on October 7, 2023. According to the report, this warning came in a conversation between the two leaders. No specific details are provided about what the warning entailed or how Netanyahu responded to it. The Haaretz daily published this information in a news report.

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On October 7, 2023, a militant group called Hamas launched a major attack on Israel, but according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the planned operation days in advance. Specifically, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed spoke with Netanyahu 10 days before the attack and informed him that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza at the time, was planning a major offensive.

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JERUSALEM (AP) — 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. uncertain

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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. asserted

Haaretz → speak → operation

UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report says

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