UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report says

JERUSALEM (AP) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directly cautioned by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a major offensive just days before the militant group attacked on Oct.

What happened

UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed spoke with Netanyahu 10 days before the attack and remarked Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza at the time, was planning an operation, the Haaretz daily stated.

Bin Zayed remarked it would lead to bloodshed and could destabilize the region and undermine the Abraham Accords, the normalization agreements between Israel and a number of Arab and Muslim-majority nations, the newspaper documented.

But Netanyahu "reacted with relative calm, " according to Haaretz. It remarked he assured bin Zayed that Israel was prepared for any scenario and a feasible attack was more probable to come from the occupied West Bank.

The bottom line

For now, UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.