UAE President Warned Netanyahu of 'Violent Explosion' Before Oct. 7, Report Claims

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan informed senior Israeli and US officials about a conversation he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior to October 7, during which he warned of escalating tensions in the Palestinian arena. The revelation came from Israel's Kan News on Wednesday.

According to the report, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed disclosed this during a meeting with CIA Director Bill Burns, held months after the war began. He stated that he had issued a general warning to Netanyahu about the possibility of a "violent explosion." Sources confirmed this was not a specific intelligence alert but rather a reflection of broader concerns over rising tensions with Palestinians in both the West Bank and Gaza.

Netanyahu has vehemently denied the report, with his office stating that no conversation took place between him and the UAE president between September 1 and October 7. Netanyahu's office asserted that reviews by the Prime Minister's office, the National Security Council, and the Military Secretariat found no record of such a call.

In response to the report, which Netanyahu described as a "baseless false lie," he has instructed his legal team to file a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper Haaretz and journalists Shlomi Eldar, Roi Yuval, and Uri Misgav, seeking 2.5 million shekels in damages. Haaretz briefly responded, reaffirming its commitment to its published report.