Egypt warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack days before October 7, report says
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot said the warnings left 'no room for doubt' that Netanyahu led Israel into the 'greatest disaster in its history.' The prime minister has blamed security chiefs for failing to alert him
Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of an impending Hamas attack days before October 7, 2023. According to the Wall Street Journal, this was not an isolated warning, as Kamel had previously met with Netanyahu in a secret visit 11 days before the attack and had also made a phone call to him in the days leading up to it.
Netanyahu has denied personally receiving advance knowledge of the attack, instead blaming security chiefs for failing to adequately warn him. However, multiple sources indicate that Netanyahu and other Israeli officials received several advanced warnings of the impending attack.
Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party, has criticized Netanyahu, stating that the warnings left no room for doubt that Netanyahu led Israel into the greatest disaster in its history.
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