Israeli left-wing newspaper Haaretz rejected three demands Thursday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid being sued and vowed to reveal the truth in court, Anadolu reports.
The dispute concerns a report published Tuesday by the newspaper that said Netanyahu received a warning from United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a call before Oct. 7, 2023, that Hamas was planning to launch an attack.
Netanyahu denied having any contact with the UAE president or receiving any warning from him. The UAE Foreign Ministry said it does not comment on reports of talks between government leaders.
Haaretz said in a statement that it recently sent a response to Netanyahu’s lawyers rejecting his threat to sue the newspaper and journalists Shlomi Eldar and Ruti Yuval.
The newspaper said the report concerned a warning from the UAE president to Netanyahu 10 days before the Oct. 7 attack about a major operation that late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was planning against Israel.
