Bin Zayed warned Netanyahu of major attack before October 7

Haaretz: A week and a half before October 7, 2023, UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed called Netanyahu and warned him during a roughly 45-minute phone call that Sinwar was planning a major operation against Israel, saying: "You must prepare for a horrific event." Times of Israel, citing a former Israeli prime minister, said Netanyahu received a personal warning from the UAE president 10 days before the October 7 attack about Sinwar's intentions to launch an attack. Channel 12's Yaron Avraham said the Haaretz report was seismic, while a Channel 13 correspondent said several people around Netanyahu at the time did not know about his call with bin Zayed before October 7, meaning the call was likely held personally rather than officially, and that Netanyahu concealed it even from his closest aides. Netanyahu denied the report strongly.