Second Source Alleges Netanyahu Knew of Pending Hamas Attack

Source: Xinhua News Agency / GettyIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now facing another allegation that he had advanced knowledge of the terror attacks carried out in Gaza on October 7, 2023. It comes after his fiery speech at the United Nations on Thursday (September 24). According to reports, Netanyahu was contacted secretly by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates in late September 2023. Sheikh Mohammad told the prime minister that Hamas was planning to launch a major attack on Israeli soil. There was no concrete plan of attack described. Netanyahu has denied receiving the message.But a second person who spoke to Sheikh Mohammad and another person briefed on the call made to Netanyahu confirmed the information given to the Israeli leader. They shared their knowledge of the call with The New York Times.According to five former senior Israeli officials, Netanyahu called his security chiefs together for a meeting on October 1, 2023 to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip. But he never mentioned the warning to the security officers, instead focusing on maintaining calm in Gaza and expressing a need to avoid conflict so as not to jeopardize...