{
  "id": 8372260,
  "title": "Former Palestinian minister to reveal message Sinwar wanted Israel to hear",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/former-palestinian-minister-to-reveal-message-sinwar-wanted-israel-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:29:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-palestine-authority-minister-reveal-message-he-conveyed-sinwar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Palestinian Authority minister Sufian Abu Zaida has been identified as the unnamed Fatah interlocutor referred to in a recent Haaretz report. According to the report, Abu Zaida acted as a go-between for Israel and Hamas before the 7 October 2023 invasion. He has promised to disclose the message Yahya Sinwar requested him to convey to the Israeli side. Abu Zaida stated that he held contacts between Israel and Hamas for over a year and a half, aiming to secure the release of two Israeli civilians held by Hamas and the bodies of two IDF soldiers. He will reveal the details in an upcoming interview with Egyptian Al-Ghad TV channel. The report also claimed that Sinwar warned Israel of an earthquake, which reached the Emirati president, Mohammed bin Zayed, leading to a phone call from him to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, Netanyahu denies that such a call ever took place.",
  "summary": "Former Palestinian minister to reveal message Sinwar wanted Israel to hear Former Palestinian Authority minister, Sufian Abu Zaida, has said he acted as a go-between for Israel and Hamas before 7 October 2023, and has promised to disclose the message Yahya Sinwar asked him to pass on. “Over the next few days, I will discuss the nature of the contacts I held over a year and a half between Israel…",
  "key_points": [
    "Sufian Abu Zaida to reveal Sinwar's message to Israel",
    "Abu Zaida mediated between Israel and Hamas for 1.5 years",
    "Sinwar warned Israel of an earthquake, denied by Netanyahu"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Abu Zaida's revelation of Sinwar's intended message to Israel may shed new light on the pre-war interactions between Hamas and Israel, potentially altering the understanding of the events leading up to the invasion.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}