{"id":14872,"date":"2026-09-08T13:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=14872"},"modified":"2026-09-08T13:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:34:15","slug":"uae-president-warned-netanyahu-of-hamas-attack-before-october-7-israeli-newspaper-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=14872","title":{"rendered":"UAE President Warned Netanyahu of Hamas Attack Before October 7, Israeli Newspaper Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TEL AVIV:<\/strong> United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan personally warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a possible major Hamas attack on Israel around 10 days before the October 7, 2023 attack, according to a report published by Israeli newspaper Haaretz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report claimed that Netanyahu did not pass the warning on to Israel\u2019s security authorities and did not take action based on the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Haaretz, the revelation is based on a new book by journalists Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, which draws on interviews with dozens of sources, including senior officials from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The newspaper reported that the two leaders held a 45-minute telephone conversation in late September 2023<\/strong>. Three senior foreign officials were also reportedly briefed on the contents of the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The account also cites a Palestinian adviser to the UAE president who had moved from Gaza to the United Arab Emirates and was said to have direct knowledge of the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warning About Yahya Sinwar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to the report, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu that then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar<\/strong> was planning a major operation against Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UAE president reportedly cautioned that such an operation could result in significant bloodshed, destabilize the region and potentially undermine the Abraham Accords<\/strong>, the agreements that established diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report said Netanyahu\u2019s reportedly calm response during the 45-minute call surprised the UAE president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Netanyahu allegedly told Sheikh Mohamed that Israel was closely monitoring the situation in Gaza and that any potential Hamas action could instead take place in the West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Israeli prime minister reportedly assured the UAE president that Israel was fully prepared for every possible scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information Reportedly Came From Sinwar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Haaretz further reported that Sheikh Mohamed had learned about the potential threat from information originating with Yahya Sinwar himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the newspaper\u2019s account, the information was relayed during a period in 2023 when Sinwar was seeking to communicate a warning about a possible escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report has raised fresh questions about what senior Israeli and regional officials knew in the period immediately preceding the October 7 attack and how the information was assessed by Israel\u2019s political and security leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On October 7, 2023, Hamas-led militants launched a large-scale attack on southern Israel, killing and abducting Israeli civilians and soldiers. Israel subsequently launched a major military operation in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attack triggered a prolonged conflict that dramatically altered the political and security situation across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reported conversation between Sheikh Mohamed and Netanyahu, if independently verified, would add another layer to the continuing debate over warnings that may have existed before the October 7 attack and how Israeli authorities responded to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haaretz\u2019s report is based on the forthcoming book and interviews with sources familiar with events surrounding the period. The claims therefore remain allegations reported by the newspaper and would require independent confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reported warning is particularly significant because the UAE had established diplomatic relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords in 2020. According to the report, Sheikh Mohamed was concerned that a major Hamas attack and subsequent Israeli response could threaten regional stability and damage the diplomatic progress achieved through the agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The account also highlights the broader regional concerns surrounding Gaza, the West Bank and the fragile diplomatic arrangements between Israel and Arab states in the period before October 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The revelations, as reported by Haaretz, could add to ongoing scrutiny of the intelligence and political decisions made by Israeli authorities before the unprecedented Hamas attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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