Report: Egyptian intelligence chief was not on plane that landed in Israel before Oct. 7
According to the report, the plane landed in Israel with two businessmen on board and departed about an hour later empty. Netanyahu said Tuesday that Egypt's intelligence chief had been in Israel before October 7 but that he did not know whom he met
An Egyptian aircraft landed in Israel 11 days before the October 7 massacre with two businessmen on board, departing approximately one hour later empty. Arutz Sheva - Israel National News reported that this contradicts a previous report by The Atlantic which claimed Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel was aboard the plane.
During an interview with KAN News, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the Egyptian intelligence chief was in Israel before October 7, though Netanyahu noted he did not know whom Kamel met. In the same interview, Netanyahu argued that intelligence failures regarding the October 7 massacre should not automatically result in a premier's dismissal, comparing the situation to the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the September 11 attacks.
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