Netanyahu Secretly Met with Gaddafi's Son During UAE Visit

During a recent visit to the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a clandestine meeting with Saddam Haftar, the son and deputy of Khalifa Haftar, commander of forces in eastern Libya. The meeting was reported by Italian media, citing flight tracking data that showed a plane typically used by Haftar landing at the UAE airport shortly after Netanyahu's arrival. Multiple flights from various Arab nations also landed during Netanyahu's visit.

According to a former political advisor to Khalifa Haftar, the meeting was not coincidental, suggesting Saddam Haftar sought Netanyahu's political support for a presidential bid in Libya. The Prime Minister's office confirmed Netanyahu's visit to the UAE, which reportedly focused on strengthening bilateral relations and addressing regional challenges. They denied a separate AP report claiming Netanyahu asked UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed to deny issuing a warning before October 7th.

Sources close to the matter indicated to Channel 13 that the meeting primarily concerned Iran and broader Middle Eastern tensions. Netanyahu reportedly traveled on a private jet for the brief visit, which lasted several hours. This visit occurred amidst reports of warnings Netanyahu received prior to the October 7th Hamas attack, including one from bin Zayed.

Recent reports have also detailed warnings from Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel to Netanyahu, allegedly delivered multiple times before the attack, including in early October. A former Israeli official briefed on these warnings stated the message was dire, warning of an impending explosion in Gaza if the current course was not altered, though specific details of the attack were not provided.