Netanyahu Confirms Egyptian Intelligence Chief's Pre-Oct. 7 Visit, Denies Meeting
Summarized from Israel National News by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an Egyptian intelligence chief visited Israel shortly before the October 7 attacks but denied meeting him, demanding an investigation into the visit. The visit, reportedly on September 26, 2023, was aimed at warning Israeli officials of an impending attack. Egypt had issued multiple warnings, including a phone call to Netanyahu in early October, and the UAE president also alerted Israel to potential threats. The warnings lacked specific intelligence on the attack's timing or scale.
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- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an Egyptian intelligence chief visited Israel before October 7.
- Netanyahu denied personally meeting with Egypt's intelligence chief, Abbas Kamel, during the visit.
- The visit reportedly involved warnings to Israeli officials about an impending attack.
- Egypt had conveyed multiple warnings to Israel about potential attacks starting in June 2023.
- The UAE President also alerted Israel to possible attack indications in September.
- Netanyahu demanded an investigation into who met with the Egyptian intelligence chief.
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