Netanyahu denies he was warned by UAE about the October 7 attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied allegations that he received a warning from the United Arab Emirates regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. The claims originated from a report by the newspaper Haaretz, which cited information from a forthcoming book by its reporters suggesting that the UAE had alerted the Israeli government to an impending assault.

The report has prompted criticism from Israeli opposition leaders, who have targeted the Prime Minister over the alleged failure to act on such intelligence. Additionally, the report claims that Netanyahu did not brief his security chiefs regarding the alleged warning, further intensifying the political controversy surrounding the government's preparedness for the event.