The Prime Minister's Office issued a statement Saturday evening rejecting claims that Egypt had provided a warning, calling the allegations 'recycled lies' that will not become truth. The PMO did not elaborate on which report or warning it was addressing.
The Prime Minister's Office issued a new statement Saturday evening, rejecting claims that Egypt had warned Israel of an attack and labeling them 'recycled lies.' Unlike the PMO's earlier denial at 01:19 Saturday morning, which specifically rejected The Atlantic magazine's report that Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel had warned Israel on Sept. 26, 2023, the latest statement did not specify which report or allegation it was addressing.
The earlier Saturday denial, published at 01:19 Jerusalem, rejected The Atlantic's investigation, asserting that Prime Minister Netanyahu had neither met nor spoken with Kamel and citing Egypt's own denial from Oct. 11, 2023. The Atlantic, as The Zioneer reported, had detailed that Kamel arrived in Israel on Sept. 26, 2023 and warned of a major Hamas escalation, recommending economic concessions, but provided no date, target or operational specifics. Israeli sources at the time denied the visit occurred.
The PMO's pattern of dismissing such reports includes its July 3 rejection of a New York Times article as a 'complete fabrication of reality,' as The Zioneer reported. The latest statement extends that pattern, reinforcing the official position that no specific prior warning was received.
It remains unclear which claim prompted the new denial; the PMO did not elaborate on the target of its criticism.
8 developments
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- DevelopingUAE denies bin Zayed warned Netanyahu before Oct. 7 attack
- DevelopingNYT reports Netanyahu received 'non-specific' warning before Oct. 7, did not share with security chiefs
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