Netanyahu's secret trip to UAE amid report of Abu Dhabi warning of Oct. 7 attack
The Israeli prime minister held an hourlong meeting with the UAE’s president on Sunday, according to two people briefed on Netanyahu's trip, which was first reported by Israel’s Channel 12 TV station. One of them said the talks focused on a report published by the Israeli daily Haaretz earlier this month that said the Emirati leader warned Netanyahu about a looming attack by Hamas just ahead of…
A Libyan Airbus A319, registered P4-KH5I9, operated by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's son Saddam Haftar, was reported to have been in Abu Dhabi on the same day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in the UAE for meetings. The plane was used by Saddam Haftar, who is a candidate for the Libyan presidency and leads the Benghazi-based Libyan National Army.
Several state flights from Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar reportedly landed in the UAE on the same day as Netanyahu's visit. It is also suggested that Haftar and Netanyahu had a meeting in the UAE, though neither Israeli officials nor pro-Haftar Libyan sources have confirmed this. The UAE has provided significant support to Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) during the Libyan Civil War, but the LNA is not recognized as the de facto government of Libya by international organizations.
Israeli officials, including Haftar, have reportedly met with Netanyahu before. In 2021, Israeli intelligence officials reportedly met with Saddam Haftar during his visit to Ben-Gurion Airport.
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