{
  "id": 8621961,
  "title": "UAE denies report: No warning was conveyed to Netanyahu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/uae-denies-report-no-warning-was-conveyed-to-netanyahu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T05:17:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/693803"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United Arab Emirates has denied reports that President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a Hamas attack before October 7. According to Arutz Sheva - Israel National News, an official in Abu Dhabi denied the report.\n\nThe UAE's response to questions from The National, an Abu Dhabi-based newspaper, about a potential warning to Netanyahu was vague, stating that security matters are handled through \"relevant entities\" in discussions with other countries.\n\nA report by Haaretz, as cited by Middle East Eye, claimed that Mohammed bin Zayed phoned Netanyahu roughly ten days before the October 7 attacks, warning him that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing a large-scale operation targeting Israel. However, the UAE did not directly address this claim.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "UAE dodges question on pre-October 7 warning to Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/uae-dodges-question-on-pre-october-7-warning-to-netanyahu",
        "published": "2026-09-19T22:05:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}