Netanyahu seeks NIS 2.6m. from media outlets over reports of UAE's warning about October 7
Suit targets Haaretz, Ynet, Channel 12, and six journalists and commentators over disputed reports that Arab officials warned Netanyahu before the Hamas attack.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is taking legal action against three major Israeli media outlets and six journalists, seeking NIS 2.6 million in damages over reports alleging he received warnings about the October 7 Hamas attack but failed to pass them on to Israel's security chiefs. The lawsuit names Haaretz, Yediot Aharonot, Ynet, and Channel 12, as well as their correspondents and columnists.
The case centers on two disputed accounts: one from an Haaretz investigation alleging a conversation between Netanyahu and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warning of a possible Hamas operation, and another from a Ynet report claiming Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel warned Netanyahu before the attack. Netanyahu denies receiving either warning and argues the reports were politically motivated.
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