UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas attack days before October 7 massacre, Haaretz reports

UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Hamas was planning an attack several days before the October 7 massacre, according to a Haaretz investigation published on Tuesday.

According to the investigation, the two leaders held a 45-minute phone conversation, at the end of which Netanyahu reassured the UAE president and said that, in his assessment, Hamas was primarily focused on the West Bank and that Israel was prepared for any scenario.

"An absolute lie! Prime Minister Netanyahu did not speak with the president of the United Arab Emirates during the period in question and did not receive any warning from him," Netanyahu's office stated in response.