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Sinwar's Messenger Contradicts Report, Says Message Wasn't War Warning
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
Centre 1Haredi 1
By יצחק וייס
What happened
Soufian Abu Zaida, who relayed a message from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar before October 7th, now states he did not interpret it as a war warning. He claims recipients in the UAE, including Mohammed Dahlan and Mohammed bin Zayed, also did not understand it as such, believing it might concern the West Bank.
- 01Sinwar's messenger says he didn't see the message as a war warning.
- 02Recipients in UAE also didn't interpret it as a war threat, he claims.
- 03The message was thought to possibly relate to the West Bank.
- 04A deadline of 'end of September' was mentioned, but not reported.
- 05This contradicts a previous report by Shlomi Eldar for Haaretz.
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The coverage
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