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UAE warned Netanyahu of October attack days in advance, source says
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An Emirati source claimed that Abu Dhabi's leader Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed alerted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to an imminent attack several days before Hamas launched its October offensive, the Ma'an news agency reported. The source provided no further detail on the substance of the warning or the specific timeframe involved.
The assertion, if substantiated, would challenge Israeli government claims that the assault came without advance notice or intelligence indicators. Israeli officials have consistently maintained they received no forewarning of the operation. The disclosure raises questions about what intelligence may have circulated among regional actors in the days preceding the attack and what actions, if any, resulted from such warnings.
