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OUTLETS DISAGREETuesday 08 September 2026

Outlets disagree: The timing of the warning: whether it occurred 10 days before October 7 or approximately a week-and-a-half (roughly 10-11 days) before

apnews.com states '10 days'; dawn.com states 'a week-and-a-half'; timesofisrael.com states 'Some 10 days' the full text

As published

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apnews.com as published: UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report saysapnews.com2026-09-08 14:48:58dawn.com as published: Israeli PM Netanyahu under fire over Haaretz report alleging UAE warned of Oct 7 attackdawn.com2026-09-08 14:48:58s.france24.com as published: UAE leader warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack days before October 7, says reports.france24.com2026-09-08 14:48:58timesofisrael.com as published: Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with the info – reporttimesofisrael.com2026-09-08 14:48:58

Attributed to no one

Quoted verbatim from each outlet's own page. This site records what was published and who it was attributed to. It does not assess whether the claim is true.

dawn.com

  • Haaretz said that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, later killed by Israel, had warned a former Palestinian official that Hamas was preparing 'a terrifying operation'

named elsewhere in the same article: Haaretz newspaper; Netanyahu's office; Gadi Eisenkot; Naftali Bennett

timesofisrael.com

  • a Palestinian adviser to Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed who emigrated from Gaza to the UAE and had direct knowledge of the conversation

named elsewhere in the same article: report (Haaretz); Haaretz; report/book; report

What this entry found

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    timesofisrael.com carried 5 details no other outlet reported.

    • The book is titled 'Kidnapped: 843 Days of Abandonment' by journalists Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, based on interviews with dozens of sources including senior officials in Israel and around the world
    • According to the Haaretz report, three senior foreign officials were updated on the contents of the 45-minute phone call at the end of September
    • The report cited a Palestinian adviser to Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed who emigrated from Gaza to the UAE and had direct knowledge of the conversation
    • Netanyahu did not inform the Shin Bet (Israeli security service) of the Emirati president's warning, according to the report
    • In the month before the attack, Sinwar was said to convey a message via the UAE that he was ready to launch an 'earthquake' amid moribund talks with Israel
4independent outlets
What happened, for context

Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approximately 10 days before the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that Hamas was planning a major offensive. Netanyahu's office denied the report as an 'absolute lie,' and the claim became a focal point of Israeli political criticism ahead of elections.

Who reported it

  • apnews.comWIRE
  • dawn.comUNCLASSIFIED
  • s.france24.comPUBLIC
  • timesofisrael.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

  • apnews.comUAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report saysScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-08T14:48:58
  • dawn.comIsraeli PM Netanyahu under fire over Haaretz report alleging UAE warned of Oct 7 attackScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-08T14:48:58
  • s.france24.comUAE leader warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack days before October 7, says reportScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-08T14:48:58
  • timesofisrael.comDays before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with the info – reportScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-08T14:48:58

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Haaretz newspaper reported that UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu before the October 7, 2023 attack that Hamas was planning a major operationapnews.com, dawn.com, s.france24.com, timesofisrael.com
  • The warning occurred approximately 10 days before the October 7 attackapnews.com, timesofisrael.com
  • The warning specifically named Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in Gaza at that timeapnews.com, timesofisrael.com
  • Netanyahu's office called the Haaretz report an 'absolute lie' and denied Netanyahu spoke with the UAE president during the period in questionapnews.com, dawn.com, s.france24.com, timesofisrael.com
  • Israeli opposition leaders, including Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett, called for Netanyahu to step down based on the reportdawn.com, s.france24.com
  • Gadi Eisenkot stated that Netanyahu received dozens of warnings for October 7 and ignored themdawn.com, s.france24.com
  • and 1 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • According to Haaretz, bin Zayed said the operation would lead to bloodshed and could destabilize the region and undermine the Abraham Accordsonly apnews.com
  • According to Haaretz, Netanyahu assured bin Zayed that Israel was prepared for any scenario and a possible attack was more likely to come from the occupied West Bankonly apnews.com
  • Hamas killed some 1,200 people and took 251 hostages in the October 7 attackonly apnews.com
  • The book is titled 'Kidnapped: 843 Days of Abandonment' by journalists Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, based on interviews with dozens of sources including senior officials in Israel and around the worldonly timesofisrael.com
  • According to the Haaretz report, three senior foreign officials were updated on the contents of the 45-minute phone call at the end of Septemberonly timesofisrael.com
  • The report cited a Palestinian adviser to Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed who emigrated from Gaza to the UAE and had direct knowledge of the conversationonly timesofisrael.com

Reported unevenly

  • The timing of the warning: whether it occurred 10 days before October 7 or approximately a week-and-a-half (roughly 10-11 days) beforestated by apnews.com states '10 days', dawn.com states 'a week-and-a-half', timesofisrael.com states 'Some 10 days'