Netanyahu sues Haaretz over Hamas attack warning claim
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to file a lawsuit against the newspaper Haaretz following an article claiming that UAE leadership personally warned him of an impending Hamas attack shortly before October 7, 2023.
Consensus
- Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his lawyers to file a lawsuit against Haaretz for defamation.
- The lawsuit is in response to a report claiming Netanyahu was warned by UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan about the Hamas attack on October 7.
- Netanyahu denies having any phone conversation with the UAE president between early September and October 7, 2023.
- The Israeli prime minister's office states that records from his office, the National Security Council, and the Military Secretariat show no evidence of such a call.
- Netanyahu claims the article is part of a political campaign by left-wing forces ahead of elections.
Points of divergence
- Haaretz reported that the UAE president warned Netanyahu about the Hamas attack, citing a book titled 'Hostages: 843 Days of Forgetting' and interviews with 'dozens of sources' in Israel and globally, including high-ranking officials, as well as internal documents and correspondence. — kommersant
- Haaretz reported that Netanyahu had a 45-minute phone call with the UAE president in late September 2023, during which the UAE leader warned of a planned Hamas attack, and that Netanyahu did not inform Israeli security services about the warning. — interfax
- Radio Galil Tzahal reported that Israeli intelligence received warnings about Gaza from Egypt, though Egypt did not specify the nature of the threat. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- «Haaretz» reported that UAE warned Netanyahu of attack on October 7. Israeli Prime Minister accused newspaper of defamation — BBC News Русская служба
- Netanyahu sues over article about his awareness of October 7 terror attacks — Коммерсантъ
- Netanyahu to sue Haaretz for claims that he was warned of a Hamas attack on October 7 — Интерфакс
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