{
  "id": 6531180,
  "title": "UAE leader's pre-October 7 warning to Netanyahu makes a state inquiry even more vital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/uae-leaders-pre-october-7-warning-to-netanyahu-makes-a-state-inquiry",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T03:01:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-09-10/ty-article/.premium/uaes-pre-october-7-warning-to-netanyahu-makes-state-inquiry-even-more-vital/000001a0-879d-d219-a3ed-bfdfdbb00000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The UAE president, Mohammed bin Zayed, reportedly warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about an attack on October 7, 2023. According to Haaretz, the UAE has not denied this report, which has raised questions about responsibility for the attack.\n\nNetanyahu has dismissed the report as a \"sinister libel\" and announced plans to sue Haaretz and journalist Shlomi Eldar. He claimed that the report was orchestrated by Muhammad Dahlan, a senior Palestinian official residing in the UAE, who Netanyahu alleges is trying to topple his government.\n\nThe Israeli Prime Minister's office and the Likud party have accused Haaretz and opposition leader Yair Golan of foreign interference in Israel's elections. Netanyahu's office has not provided evidence to support these claims.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Netanyahu under fire over report he ignored UAE's Oct 7 warning",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/netanyahu-under-fire-over-report-he-ignored-uaes-oct-7-warning",
        "published": "2026-09-09T22:20:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "UAE 7 Oct warning: Netanyahu dismisses report as 'sinister libel', will sue Haaretz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/uae-7-oct-warning-netanyahu-dismisses-report-as-sinister-libel-will",
        "published": "2026-09-10T01:43:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}