Netanyahu to sue Haaretz over UAE 7 Oct warning claim
By The BriefBrief
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told lawyers to begin defamation proceedings against Haaretz over reports that the UAE warned him days before the 7 October 2023 attacks. The newspaper said it stood by its reporting after publishing extracts from a book describing a September phone call in which the UAE allegedly warned of a Hamas operation.
WHO:Benjamin Netanyahu; Haaretz
WHAT:Netanyahu instructed lawyers to start defamation proceedings against Haaretz over a report that the UAE warned him before 7 October 2023 attacks; Haaretz said it stood by its reporting.
WHEN:Reported Sep 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE:Israel
WHY:Netanyahu is reacting to Haaretz’s reporting that the UAE warned him before 7 October 2023 that Hamas was planning an operation, which his office says is false.
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