The October 7 warnings threatening Netanyahu’s Israeli election campaign

The controversy over warnings Benjamin Netanyahu is alleged to have received in advance of the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks continues to dog the Israeli prime minister ahead of knife-edge elections slated for October 27.The latest blow to Netanyahu came on Sunday, after a Wall Street Journal report suggested that he had been warned of the attack by Egypt’s intelligence chief, Abbas Kamel, who reportedly phoned the prime minister just days before the attack, underscoring previous warnings in September 2023, when he is said to have flown to Israel to warn security officials in person that Hamas was planning an attack.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Netanyahu to sue Haaretz over claims UAE warned him before October 7 attacklist 2 of 4Benjamin Netanyahu has overseen a genocide: In his telling, he’s a victimlist 3 of 4UAE confirms Israel PM Netanyahu’s visit to Abu Dhabilist 4 of 4Palestine weekly: Israeli politicians vie to look toughest before electionend of listNews of Kamel’s warnings follows reports in Israeli and US media earlier this month suggesting that Netanyahu had been warned by United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) in the...