Overview
- Two major U.S. investigations published in late September 2026 corroborate prior reporting that the UAE president warned Israel of a possible major Hamas operation and that Egypt’s intelligence chief made a short visit to Israel.
- Flight logs from Sept. 26, 2023 show a plane linked to Egyptian intelligence landed at Ben Gurion Airport and stayed about 67 minutes, a fact reporters say matches accounts that Abbas Kamel came to deliver an urgent warning.
- The alleged UAE phone call and the Egyptian warning reportedly lacked a specific date, targets, or operational details, and U.S. intelligence assessments at the time warned of escalation but did not predict the cross-border invasion.
- Five former Israeli officials told reporters that Netanyahu did not pass the Emirati warning to the heads of the security services and that an Oct. 1, 2023 security meeting did not reflect those messages, a claim his office disputes.
- The disclosures have heightened political and legal pressure in Israel, with denials and threats of lawsuits from Netanyahu’s office and renewed calls from opponents for an independent probe into pre-October 7 intelligence handling.