Dahlan Allies Deny Israeli Election Interference Claims

Close associates of Palestinian figure Mohammed Dahlan have vehemently denied Israeli media reports alleging his indirect involvement in Israeli elections and the transfer of sensitive intelligence regarding Hamas. The claims, particularly those published by the newspaper Haaretz, suggested Dahlan provided Israel with information from Yahya Sinwar, which in turn prompted the UAE to warn Israel of an imminent Hamas escalation before October 7th. Dimitri Deliani, spokesperson for Dahlan's bloc, stated to i24NEWS that the Haaretz report's headlines were exaggerated, politically motivated, and lacked context. He argued that the newspaper presented Dahlan's alleged role from the perspective of Israeli political interests, especially during an election period. Deliani sought to distance Dahlan from knowledge of Sinwar's alleged warning of a "coming earthquake" and the subsequent international, particularly Emirati, alert about an impending explosion from Gaza. According to Deliani, Haaretz chose a narrow, election-focused angle, highlighting the story due to the UAE's political weight and its relationships. Sources close to Dahlan described the Haaretz report's headlines as "exaggerated, inflated, essentially political and without context."