The Atlantic: Egypt's intelligence chief had warned Israel of Hamas attack
The Atlantic: Egypt's intelligence chief had warned Israel of Hamas attack Days before Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, Egypt's former intelligence chief Abbas Kamel delivered a blunt warning to senior Israeli officials at Ben Gurion Airport: "If you don't change course, Gaza is going to blow up in your faces," The Atlantic reported. Kamel's warning first came to the fore when an Egyptian…
The Atlantic reported that Egypt's former intelligence chief, Abbas Kamel, had warned senior Israeli officials of a Hamas attack days before the 7 October 2023 assault on Israel. The warning was delivered at Ben Gurion Airport, where Kamel met with Israeli authorities. According to an Egyptian intelligence official, Israel ignored the repeated warnings that Hamas was planning a significant operation.
Kamel did not provide specific details or a date for the attack, and the meeting's location and participants are not fully documented. The plane Kamel arrived on stayed on the ground in Israel for 67 minutes before returning to Cairo. An investigation by Haaretz suggested that the President of the UAE had also warned Israel about Hamas's plans weeks prior to the attack, but the Israeli leader dismissed the warning and failed to inform security or military officials.
The UAE reportedly warned Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing for a major event during a 45-minute phone call.
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