Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis The UAE's refusal to deny the Haaretz exposé may reflect growing frustration with Netanyahu and again raises difficult questions about responsibility for October 7Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAmos Harel06:01 AM • September 10 2026 IDTForty-eight hours have passed since Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval published their sensational report in Haaretz, which the United Arab Emirates has not denied. Eldar and Yuval provided details about a conversation between UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu some 10 days before Hamas committed its massacre in southern Israel, during which the Emirati leader warned that the organization was planning a major attack on Israel. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:MossadHamasWest BankGazaUnited Arab EmiratesBenjamin NetanyahuOctober 7Israel Elections 2026CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastUAE's pre-October 7 Warning to Netanyahu Makes State Inquiry Even More VitalMultiple U.S. Aircraft Damaged in Overnight Strikes on Jordan Air Base, CBS SaysDaily Cartoon, September 10, 2026Trump's Refusal to Back Israeli Settlements Helped Pave Way for British BoycottIsrael's Best Film Award for 2026 Goes to 'Tell Me Everything'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionMore Stories to Explore