# U.A.E. warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack: Israeli newspaper

https://mins.news/en/item/49832

- CBC News, 2026-09-08 14:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/united-arab-emirates-hamas-october-7-netanyahu-9.7335494?cmp=rss

> An Israeli newspaper reports that the president of the United Arab Emirates directly warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that Hamas was planning a major offensive. The militant group led the attack several days later.

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