NewzNetanyahu asked UAE leader to publicly deny 7 October 2023 warning to Israel: Report Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to the UAE on Sunday to ask Emirati President Mohamed bin Zayed to publicly deny a story that the Gulf state warned him in advance of the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, according to a report by the Associated Press. Netanyahu lobbied the UAE president in an “hour-long” meeting to deny reporting by Haaretz that said he was warned Hamas was planning a major operation, according to Israeli media outlets. The report, published by Haaretz based on an upcoming book, said Zayed had told Netanyahu that Israel should be ready for a Hamas-led attack.
The Emirati leader also recommended trying to find an economic solution to the besieged Gaza Strip and calm tensions in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinians with impunity and dramatically expanded illegal settlements. Netanyahu’s surprise visit to the UAE comes roughly one month before hotly anticipated elections in Israel that could spell the end of Netanyahu’s term in office. Leaders of five Israeli opposition parties have agreed to coordinate their efforts in order to bolster their chances of unseating Netanyahu.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); At the same time, the elections are occurring amid a crackdown on Palestinian citizens of Israel. Last week, Israel's Central Elections Committee voted to ban the country's two main Arab-majority political lists from the parliamentary election. It also voted to bar two Joint List candidates.
Israel’s Supreme Court can overturn the decision. Netanyahu has been dogged by charges that he ignored warnings about Hamas’s preparations for an attack on southern Israel. Less than a week after 7 October 2023, Republican Congressman Michael McCaul said lawmakers were briefed that Egypt warned Israel days prior to the attack.
”We know that Egypt has warned the Israelis thr…
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