Fatah Official Identifies Himself as Intermediary for Hamas Warning to Israel
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By Einav Halabi
First reported by Ynet · 1 hour ago
What happened
Palestinian official Sufian Abu Zaida has identified himself as the intermediary who conveyed a September 2023 warning from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to Israel about an impending major attack. The revelation intensifies scrutiny over what warnings Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received before the Oct. 7 attack, a claim Netanyahu denies.
- 01Fatah official Sufian Abu Zaida claims he relayed Sinwar's pre-Oct. 7 attack warning to Israel.
- 02The warning, conveyed in September 2023, used the term 'earthquake' to describe a major surprise.
- 03The report has intensified scrutiny on Prime Minister Netanyahu's knowledge of pre-attack warnings.
- 04Netanyahu denies a key part of the report involving a conversation with the UAE president.
- 05Shin Bet officials suggest the warning might have been taken more seriously with additional context.
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