Biden Envoy Backs Netanyahu, Denying Prior Warning of Oct. 7 Attack
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Former Biden administration envoy Brett McGurk stated that neither the US nor Israel had prior warning of the October 7th Hamas attack. This contradicts recent reports claiming Egyptian and UAE leaders had warned Prime Minister Netanyahu. Netanyahu's office has strongly denied receiving any such warnings, citing official denials from Egypt and the UAE.
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- Brett McGurk stated the US and Israel had no warning of the October 7th attack.
- McGurk's comments contradict reports of warnings from Egypt and the UAE.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu's office denied receiving any prior warnings.
- The Egyptian intelligence chief allegedly warned Netanyahu, but Egypt denies this.
- The UAE President allegedly warned Netanyahu, which the UAE also denies.
Brett McGurk, a former Biden administration envoy to the Middle East, stated that neither the United States nor Israel had received advance warning of the October 7th Hamas attack. In an interview with i24NEWS, McGurk asserted, "We didn't have a warning, and the Israelis didn't have a warning of what they told us." He added that a retrospective review of intelligence data available before the attack revealed no indications of the impending assault.
McGurk's comments come amid recent reports suggesting that regional actors had conveyed alarming messages to Israel prior to the massacre. The Wall Street Journal reported that then-Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel had delivered warnings to Prime Minister Netanyahu. Simultaneously, Haaretz reported that UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed had allegedly cautioned Netanyahu about a significant Hamas move.
The Prime Minister's Office has vehemently denied these claims. Netanyahu stated that he did not speak with or meet Kamel in the months preceding October 7th and received no such warning, pointing to an official Egyptian denial issued after the attack. An official UAE source also refuted the allegation that bin Zayed had warned Netanyahu, a report also denied by the Prime Minister's Office.
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