These developments follow an earlier report from The Atlantic that Egyptian intelligence warned Israel on September 26, 2023, that Gaza was on the verge of a violent collapse. The Hamas attacks on October 7 killed approximately 1,200 people and resulted in about 250 hostages. While reports suggest Egyptian alerts continued until 48 hours before the attack, Egypt had publicly denied on October 11, 2023, that it had provided specific warnings to Israel.
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Netanyahu Files Libel Suit Over Reported Egyptian Warning Calls
Geopolitics23 days ago
Benjamin Netanyahu has denied ever speaking with intelligence chief Abbas Kamel in the months leading up to the Hamas incursions and is suing publications that claim he received direct warnings. The Wall Street Journal reported that Egypt provided three separate alerts, including a personal phone call to Netanyahu in early October, after warnings in June and September went unheeded. The Prime Minister's Office called the reports a "despicable lying campaign" by left-wing media and foreign states to shift blame away from Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, stating that Netanyahu never meets foreign intelligence chiefs without Israeli counterparts present.
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