Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityFollowing Oct. 7 Exposé Netanyahu instructed his lawyers to file a libel suit following revelations that the UAE president warned him Hamas was planning a major attack. Haaretz: An 'in-depth, well-sourced journalistic investigation into a matter of utmost public interest'Share 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 formatSubscribeHaaretz02:30 PM • September 10 2026 IDTHaaretz responded on Thursday to a letter warning of a libel suit sent by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to Haaretz, over a report that he received a warning from UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed about a major Hamas operation before the October 7 attack, but did not inform the chiefs of the IDF or Shin Bet.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HamasIsrael intelligenceUnited Arab EmiratesBenjamin NetanyahuOctober 7 Yahya SinwarIsrael's MediaCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIran-U.S.EisenkotBen-GvirHamasIsrael Election PollsOphir AwardsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhat Made a Jewish Lawmaker Enter a Political Partnership With an Arab Israeli?Saudi-Houthi Escalation Threatens to Draw Iran and the U.S. Back Into WarIsrael Has an Official Wine Map. West Bank's Inclusion Isn't Necessarily BadIsraeli FM Invited Key Qatargate Suspect to Slovenia Embassy CeremonyRothschild Out of Control: What Happened to Tel Aviv's Most Exclusive Boulevard?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 Destruction