{
  "id": 11177419,
  "title": "RAF Fairford: Netanyahu claims Israel warned UK of ‘Iranian attack’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/raf-fairford-netanyahu-claims-israel-warned-uk-of-iranian-attack-11177419",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T10:56:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/raf-fairford-netanyahu-claims-israel-warned-uk-iranian-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Israel had provided Britain with intelligence regarding an incident near RAF Fairford military base on Sunday, though he did not present any evidence to support his statement. In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu remarked on what he described as the absurdity of the situation in Britain and the extent of anti-Israeli propaganda that had taken root. He asserted that Israel had informed the British about the impending attack, which he believed was sponsored by Iran, and that the British government's subsequent sanctions against Israel were a result of this alleged \"caving in\" to an Islamist-Marxist alliance. Netanyahu's comments came less than a day after an Israeli minister had criticized British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood as an Islamist.",
  "summary": "RAF Fairford: Netanyahu claims Israel warned UK of ‘Iranian attack’ Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed Israel gave Britain intelligence about the incident last Sunday near the RAF Fairford military base, without providing any evidence. The Israeli prime minister also suggested the British government has given in to an \"Islamist-Marxist alliance\", less than a day after an Israeli minister labelled…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "RAF Fairford: Netanyahu claims Israel warned UK of ‘Iranian attack’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/raf-fairford-netanyahu-claims-israel-warned-uk-of-iranian-attack",
        "published": "2026-10-01T10:36:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Israel claims it warned UK over Iran-backed plot at RAF Fairford",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/israel-claims-it-warned-uk-over-iran-backed-plot-at-raf-fairford",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/trump-cant-imagine-netanyahu-was-warned-before-oct-7",
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        "published": "2026-10-01T12:00:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump: 'I don't think Netanyahu was warned in advance'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/trump-i-dont-think-netanyahu-was-warned-in-advance",
        "published": "2026-10-01T12:20:15.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/trump-says-he-doesnt-believe-netanyahu-was-warned-about-oct-7-by",
        "published": "2026-10-01T12:50:52.000Z"
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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."
}