Event Brief
UAE official denies warning Netanyahu of large attack
By The BriefBrief · Sources (8)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 20, 2026 at 5:09 AM ET
Summary: Abu Dhabi’s state-owned English-language newspaper, The National, reported that an unnamed UAE official rejected recent claims that a direct warning about a large-scale attack was conveyed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Oct. 7. The denial was presented as contradicting those allegations.
WHO: An unnamed UAE official (as reported by The National)
WHAT: Denial of claims that Abu Dhabi’s MBZ warned Netanyahu of a large-scale attack ahead of Oct. 7
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
WHY: The denial was made in response to recent claims that a direct warning had been conveyed to Netanyahu ahead of Oct. 7.
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