Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously confirmed to Channel 14 that Kamel was on the ground in Israel for 59 minutes, though he denied meeting him and claimed that heads of state do not meet with intelligence chiefs. However, public posts from May 2021 show Netanyahu meeting Kamel to discuss bilateral cooperation, and reports indicate he met CIA Director Bill Burns on January 27, 2023, with at least four subsequent meetings over two years.
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Kan News Refutes Egyptian Intelligence Chief's Visit Before Oct 7
Geopolitics6 days ago
A routine private flight that touched down on September 26, 2023, carried only two businesspeople rather than a high-ranking security official, reporting by the broadcaster Kan News. The findings dispute claims by The Atlantic that Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel secretly flew to Israel just days before the Hamas attacks on October 7 to warn of a coming assault, a visit the broadcaster now describes as unrelated to security matters.
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