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Netanyahu Hid UAE Hamas Warning as Gaza Talks Shifted

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC · How we work

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Netanyahu Conceals UAE Warning

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a warning from UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed in September 2023.
Netanyahu did not tell security chiefs about the warning at the Oct 1, 2023 meeting.
A messenger relayed an “earthquake” threat from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to adviser Mohammed Dahlan, who briefed bin Zayed.
Netanyahu urged officials to keep Gaza calm to protect a pending Saudi-Israel normalization deal.

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History

Historical Context

On 26 March 1979, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in Washington, ending the state of war that had existed since the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict and returning the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. The agreement, backed by U.S. President Jimmy Carter, set a precedent for later normalization talks such as the 2020 Israel-UAE agreement and current Saudi-Israel negotiations.

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Netanyahu Conceals UAE Warning

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a warning from UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed in September 2023.
Netanyahu did not tell security chiefs about the warning at the Oct 1, 2023 meeting.
A messenger relayed an “earthquake” threat from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to adviser Mohammed Dahlan, who briefed bin Zayed.
Netanyahu urged officials to keep Gaza calm to protect a pending Saudi-Israel normalization deal.

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