{
  "id": 8239357,
  "title": "Former Palestinian minister claims he warned Israel ahead of 7 October attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/former-palestinian-minister-claims-he-warned-israel-ahead-of-7",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:39:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-palestinian-minister-claims-he-warned-israel-ahead-7-october"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida has claimed he warned Israel about the 7 October attack weeks prior to its occurrence, according to The Times of Israel. In a video shared on Facebook, Abu Zaida stated that he was the unnamed source mentioned in a report by Haaretz journalist Shlomi Eldar. He alleged that Yahya Sinwar, then-Hamas leader, had threatened an \"earthquake\" should talks with Israel over a prolonged agreement fail. Abu Zaida, who at the time served as Palestinian Authority’s minister for prisoner affairs, claimed he acted as an intermediary, delivering Sinwar's message to Israeli intelligence officials. The Times of Israel corroborated his disclosure, suggesting it aligns with earlier conjectures regarding the intermediary's identity, potentially tying him to former senior Palestinian official Mohammed Dahlan. Additionally, Haaretz reported that the warning was communicated to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, who allegedly relayed the information to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, although Netanyahu has refuted these allegations.",
  "summary": "Former Palestinian minister claims he warned Israel ahead of 7 October attack Former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida was the intermediary who passed along a warning from then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to Israeli intelligence officials weeks before the 7 October attack, according to The Times of Israel. In a video posted on Facebook, Abu Zaida said that he was the unnamed source…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Former PA minister says Sinwar told him to warn Israel of incoming 'earthquake' before October 7",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/former-pa-minister-says-sinwar-told-him-to-warn-israel-of-incoming",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:20:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Israel moves closer to Austria’s Freedom Party, founded by former SS members and Nazi Party affiliates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/israel-moves-closer-to-austrias-freedom-party-founded-by-former-ss",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:40:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Ex-Fatah official: I'm going to reveal message Sinwar asked me to convey to Israel before Oct. 7",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/ex-fatah-official-im-going-to-reveal-message-sinwar-asked-me-to",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:51:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Ex-PA minister says he’ll soon reveal his pre-Oct. 7 mediation between Israel, Hamas and message he conveyed from Sinwar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/ex-pa-minister-says-hell-soon-reveal-his-pre-oct-7-mediation-between",
        "published": "2026-09-18T15:17:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}