{
  "id": 10509027,
  "title": "Israel security agency files complaint over report Netanyahu visited UAE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/israel-security-agency-files-complaint-over-report-netanyahu-visited",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T18:53:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2033325/israel-security-agency-files-complaint-over-report-netanyahu-visited-uae"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israel's domestic intelligence agency, the Shin Bet, lodged a formal complaint against a television station alleging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had traveled to the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement from the prime minister's office. Despite this, neither Israel nor the UAE has yet confirmed Netanyahu's alleged visit. The complaint was filed with the Chief Military Censor, demanding the television network be prosecuted for severe censorship violations, according to the statement. The visit came shortly after a shocking report by Israeli media outlets that the Emirati president had warned Netanyahu ahead of Hamas's attack on Israel in October 2023. The Israeli premier reportedly denied this story. Netanyahu's office emphasized that the trip endangered the lives of the prime minister, his wife, and a delegation that included the head of the Mossad spy agency and other top security officials. The statement noted that the premier's plane was still outside Israeli airspace when the visit was made public. Israel and the UAE established diplomatic relations in 2020 as part of the US-negotiated Abraham Accords.",
  "summary": "Israel’s domestic security service filed a complaint against a TV channel that reported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the UAE, his office said on Monday, the government’s first acknowledgement of the trip despite not naming the destination. “This evening the Shin Bet filed a complaint with the Chief Military Censor, demanding that Channel 12 be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "On secret UAE visit, Netanyahu asked MBZ to deny pre-Oct. 7 warnings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/on-secret-uae-visit-netanyahu-asked-mbz-to-deny-pre-oct-7-warnings",
        "published": "2026-09-28T12:27:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Netanyahu asks UAE president to deny warning before 7 October attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/netanyahu-asks-uae-president-to-deny-warning-before-7-october-attack",
        "published": "2026-09-28T13:48:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Netanyahu asked UAE leader to deny reports he warned of looming Hamas attack – sources",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/netanyahu-asked-uae-leader-to-deny-reports-he-warned-of-looming-hamas",
        "published": "2026-09-28T14:44:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Ex-Shin Bet Chief to sue Netanyahu for defamation, says PM ignored his warning of 'impending disaster'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ex-shin-bet-chief-to-sue-netanyahu-for-defamation-says-pm-ignored-his",
        "published": "2026-09-28T16:43:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}