Report: Egypt's intel chief came to Israel to warn of major Hamas attack 11 days before Oct. 7
According to The Atlantic, Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel arrived in Israel on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War and warned that if it did not change its course, 'Gaza is going to blow up in your faces'
Egypt's top intelligence official, Abbas Kamel, visited Israel 11 days before the Hamas October 7 massacre to warn that the militant group in Gaza was preparing for a major attack, according to a report by The Atlantic. Kamel suggested that Israel grant Hamas economic concessions to avert a confrontation, stating that if Israel did not change its course, "Gaza is going to blow up in your faces."
The report cites Israeli, Egyptian, Arab, U.S. and European officials who were briefed on Kamel's visit. Kamel landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on September 26, 2023, marking 50 years since the Yom Kippur War, and remained in Israel for 67 minutes before returning to Cairo. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at a ceremony commemorating the Yom Kippur War, described the 1973 surprise attack by Syria and Egypt as a cautionary tale of missed intelligence warnings. Netanyahu later denied reports of receiving a warning from Kamel, calling the claim "fake news."
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