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Report: Egypt’s spy chief warned Israel of major Hamas attack 11 days before Oct. 7

The report says Kamel urged Israeli officials to offer economic concessions and warned that Hamas was preparing a major attack.

  • On September 26, 2023, then-Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel secretly arrived in Israel via chartered Cessna, 11 days before the October 7 Hamas attack, to warn senior officials of an impending major assault.
  • Kamel urged Israeli officials to grant economic concessions to Hamas, warning that 'if you don't change course, Gaza is going to blow up in your faces' as regional tensions escalated.
  • Israel Airports Authority flight logs confirm the aircraft remained on the ground for 67 minutes, while officials from seven countries corroborated Kamel's urgent warning about Hamas mobilization.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office categorically denied the meeting occurred, labeling reports 'a vile and false campaign' aimed at shifting blame for security failures.
  • The disclosure joins a pattern of ignored warnings from the United Arab Emirates and other allies, intensifying political pressure for an independent inquiry into October 7 intelligence failures.
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Former Chief of Intelligence, Ronen Bar, confirms reports that the Israeli Prime Minister was warned shortly before Hamas' attack. The news comes four weeks before the election in Israel.

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Had the Israeli Prime Minister been warned, and did he take the warnings seriously? Several new media reports raise questions about whether Netanyahu did enough to avert Hamas' terrorist attacks.

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المبيد المبال عبر Cedarnews.net. لمابعة البيد من البار والبارير العرية وورونا علا موعنا. SÃO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) – The government of Israel's Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, was reportedly alerted by Egypt's head of intelligence. وم نالالبر عبر عبر موععري. لاباراري. لالالالاعة علبااااااااااااااااااااااالاالااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا …

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Just a month before parliamentary elections are held in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu is facing new reports that cast doubt on his pre-attack role on October 7, 2023. 'The Atlantic' and 'Haaretz' have published investigations that point to both Egypt and the United Arab Emirates warning the Israeli Government about the terrorist attack on their own territory. Charges of negligence threaten the image of Netanyahu, who has announced legal measures ag…

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Ynet News broke the news in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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