PM's Office Denies Wall Street Journal Report on Abbas Kamel Warning
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
Israel's Prime Minister's Office has denied a Wall Street Journal report claiming Egypt's intelligence chief warned Prime Minister Netanyahu about an impending attack from Gaza before October 7th. The office called the report false and stated no such meeting or conversation occurred.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- PM's Office denies report of Egyptian intelligence chief warning Netanyahu before Oct 7.
- Report claimed Abbas Kamel warned of Gaza attack days before Hamas assault.
- Office calls the Wall Street Journal report a 'false claim'.
- Stated Netanyahu did not meet or speak with Kamel prior to Oct 7.
- Denied any Israeli intelligence official conveyed such a warning.
The Prime Minister's Office has vehemently denied a report published by The Wall Street Journal, which claimed that Egypt's then-intelligence chief, Abbas Kamel, contacted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in early October 2023. According to the report, this alleged call occurred just days before the October 7th Hamas attacks and warned Netanyahu of an impending assault from the Gaza Strip.
The Prime Minister's Office issued a statement calling the report "a false claim." They asserted that "in the months preceding October 7th, Prime Minister Netanyahu did not meet or speak with Abbas Kamel, who then headed Egypt's General Intelligence Service, nor did any Israeli intelligence official convey such a warning to the Prime Minister."
The statement further criticized the repeated nature of such reports, stating, "The recycled lies will not become truth even if they are repeated over and over again." The office's strong rebuttal directly contradicts the Journal's findings regarding the alleged communication and warning.
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