{
  "id": 14519823,
  "title": "Report: Egyptian intelligence chief was not on plane that landed in Israel before Oct. 7",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/report-egyptian-intelligence-chief-was-not-on-plane-that-landed-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T19:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-10-14/ty-article/.premium/report-egyptian-intel-chief-was-not-on-plane-that-visited-israel-before-oct-7/000001a1-3bbd-dcb1-a9fd-7fff45890000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nDuring 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar sues Netanyahu for nearly $1M over Oct. 7 claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/former-shin-bet-chief-ronen-bar-sues-netanyahu-for-nearly-1m-over-oct",
        "published": "2026-10-14T14:15:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Opposition slams Netanyahu over Oct. 7 after ex-Shin Bet chief's libel suit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/opposition-slams-netanyahu-over-oct-7-after-ex-shin-bet-chiefs-libel",
        "published": "2026-10-14T14:39:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Netanyahu unaware of who Egyptian spy chief met days before Oct. 7 massacre",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/netanyahu-unaware-of-who-egyptian-spy-chief-met-days-before-oct-7",
        "published": "2026-10-14T16:58:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Ex-Shin Bet chief files defamation suit against Netanyahu, details warnings months before Oct. 7",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ex-shin-bet-chief-files-defamation-suit-against-netanyahu-details",
        "published": "2026-10-14T17:35:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Kan News: Egyptian intel chief was not on plane that landed in Israel before Oct. 7",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/kan-news-egyptian-intel-chief-was-not-on-plane-that-landed-in-israel",
        "published": "2026-10-14T18:01:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Israel’s former security chief sues Netanyahu for October 7 defamation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/israels-former-security-chief-sues-netanyahu-for-october-7-defamation",
        "published": "2026-10-14T18:39:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}