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Shin Bet Warns Netanyahu of Sinwar “Earthquake” Plan

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC · How we work

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Bin Zayed Warns

UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar planned an “earthquake” before Oct 7.
Fatah member Dr. Sufian Abu Zaida relayed Sinwar’s warning to adviser, who sent it to Shin Bet on Sep 15.
Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Ronen Bar briefed Netanyahu and recommended strong defensive actions in Gaza.
Shin Bet granted five-year protection to Sara Netanyahu and sons Yair and Avner after the threat emerged.

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Mamdani Hosts Trump

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will host President Donald Trump at Gracie Mansion on Monday before the UN General Assembly.
Hundreds of Jewish students protested outside Gracie Mansion on Friday against Mamdani’s comments.
The NYPD deployed thousands of officers, heavy-weapons teams, and sea-dive units for UN security.
Street closures from 42nd to 48th Streets between First and Second Avenues caused gridlock, prompting Mamdani to urge mass-transit use.

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Netanyahu Scraps Texas

Netanyahu’s revised itinerary forces several entourage members onto commercial flights, raising taxpayer costs.
A pre-speech meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now uncertain after the visit was shortened.
Cancelling the Texas meeting ends talks on AI, autonomous vehicles and Tesla’s Full Self-Driving rollout in Israel.
Netanyahu will spend a few hours in New York, arriving Thursday and leaving after his UN speech, then return before Sukkot.

History

Historical Context

The surprise Egyptian and Syrian attack on 6 October 1973 broke Israel’s complacency after the 1967 Six-Day War. The United States responded with Operation Nickel Grass, delivering more than 22,000 tons of weapons and equipment, cementing a permanent U.S.–Israel security partnership. That legacy shapes today’s Shin Bet alerts, high-level U.S. diplomatic visits to New York, and expanded NYPD presence.

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Bin Zayed Warns

UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar planned an “earthquake” before Oct 7.
Fatah member Dr. Sufian Abu Zaida relayed Sinwar’s warning to adviser, who sent it to Shin Bet on Sep 15.
Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Ronen Bar briefed Netanyahu and recommended strong defensive actions in Gaza.
Shin Bet granted five-year protection to Sara Netanyahu and sons Yair and Avner after the threat emerged.

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