Netanyahu instructed his lawyers to file a libel suit against Haaretz and journalist Shlomi Eldar following revelations the UAE president warned him Hamas was planning a major attack. Haaretz said in response that it stands by its reporting

Netanyahu’s office calls the report by the newspaper “an absolute lie” and denies that he spoke to the Emirati leader at the time.

Israel's opposition leaders responded to a Haaretz report that Netanyahu received an explicit warning from the UAE President that Hamas was planning a major operation. Eisenkot…