# Was Netanyahu warned about Hamas's October 7 attack?

https://mins.news/en/video/80088

- France 24 English, 2026-09-30 10:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUdagwiUu0c

> Israeli media says Benjamin Netanyahu secretly travelled to the United Arab Emirates over the weekend to ask its leader to deny claims that he had warned the Israeli prime minister about an impending Hamas threat before the group's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. Netanyahu confirmed the trip but denied making such a request.

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