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Egyptian Flight Passengers Before Oct. 7 Were Businessmen, Not Intelligence Chief

An Egyptian aircraft that landed in Israel on September 26, 2023, carried two businessmen, not Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel, according to KAN News.

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What happened

01An Egyptian aircraft landing in Israel on Sept. 26, 2023, carried two businessmen, not Abbas Kamel.
02Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied meeting with Kamel during the alleged September 2023 trip.
03Netanyahu's claims contradict previous official statements and photographic evidence of a 2021 meeting.
04Israeli security chiefs were reportedly unaware of Kamel's September 2023 visit.
05The flight was not officially registered as security-related, and passenger identities are kept private.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the flight's arrival before October 7 but denied meeting Kamel, despite prior official statements and photos showing them together in 2021. Israeli security chiefs were reportedly unaware of Kamel's alleged visit.

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