Likud Party Denies Netanyahu Received Pre-Oct. 7 Warnings, Calls Reports 'Lies'

The Likud party has vehemently denied reports published by The Atlantic and The New York Times, which alleged that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received advance warnings prior to the October 7th Hamas attacks. In a statement released over the weekend, the party dismissed these claims as "lies promoted by conscripted leftist journalists."

Likud asserted that as elections approach, a wave of false publications emerges, aimed at undermining the right-wing bloc and installing a left-wing government in partnership with the Muslim Brotherhood, which they claim would lead to surrender on all fronts.

The New York Times report, according to Likud, reiterated an earlier claim that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed had warned Netanyahu. The Atlantic, meanwhile, reported that Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel visited Israel 11 days before the attack, issuing a warning that "Gaza will explode in your faces."