Politics & Diplomacy
UAE neither confirms nor denies warning to Netanyahu before October 7
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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The United Arab Emirates' Foreign Ministry declined to comment on reports or speculation regarding conversations between government leaders, Shehab Wire reported. The carefully worded statement emerged after Israeli media outlets reported that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed had conducted a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the October 7 attack.
By refusing to deny the claim outright, the UAE left ambiguous whether bin Zayed had shared intelligence warnings with the Israeli leader. The ministry's standard language on confidential diplomatic communications—stating it does not address speculation about talks between officials—avoided either confirming or rejecting the Israeli accounts of prior coordination between the two governments.
