Netanyahu meets Emirati leader in a secret weekend trip to Abu Dhabi, and other Mideast developments

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu undertook a secret weekend trip to Abu Dhabi to meet with the leader of the United Arab Emirates. The purpose of the visit was to ask the Emirati leader to publicly deny reports that he had warned the Israeli prime minister about a looming Hamas threat.

The alleged warnings pertained to the period ahead of the Palestinian militant group's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel.