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Haaretz newspaper, in a report excerpted from a forthcoming book by its reporters, said UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke to Netanyahu a week and a half before the attack and told him that Hamas was planning a major operation. Netanyahu's office called the (https://x.com/haaretzcom/status/2097220548631605281) report by the left-leaning newspaper "an absolute lie" and denied he spoke to the Emirati leader at that time. Gadi Eisenkot, a former military commander who has emerged as Netanyahu's top rival in upcoming October 27 (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/elections/) elections , accused the long-serving prime minister of evading responsibility for security lapses and resorting to "pathetic" excuses, such as saying he was not woken up soon enough on the morning of the attack. To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. 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(https://www.france24.com/en/tag/naftali-bennett/) Naftali Bennett , a former prime minister also running in elections, said Netanyahu "(https://x.com/naftalibennett/status/2097186117774631028) bears personal and direct responsibility " for the deaths on October 7, the deadliest attack in Israeli history. "Netanyahu cannot continue to serve in his position for even one more minute," Bennett said. Haaretz said that Hamas leader (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/yahya-sinwar/) Yahya Sinwar , later killed by Israel, had warned a former Palestinian official that the militants were preparing "a terrifying operation" which he described as an "earthquake". Read more (https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260812-netanyahu-gave-a-victory-to-hamas-by-rejecting-us-backed-gaza-peace-plan) Netanyahu gave a ‘victory to Hamas’ by rejecting US-backed Gaza peace plan  The former Palestinian official relayed the message to an Emirati advisor, who passed it on to the Emirati leader who then called Netanyahu, according to the newspaper. The UAE normalised ties with Israel in 2020 as part of the US-brokered (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/abraham-accords/) Abraham Accords under President (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/donald-trump/) Donald Trump 's first administration. Netanyahu sees close ties with the UAE as a key achievement. The newspaper, quoting mostly anonymous sources, said that Netanyahu replied calmly to the warning. Netanyahu for years had sought to preserve the status quo with Hamas, which would receive funding via (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/qatar/) Qatar with an understanding the Islamist group was more interested in self-preservation than a devastating war with (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/israel/) Israel . Read more (https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260831-raising-altalena-netanyahu-digs-up-sunken-1948-arms-ship-irgun-pre-election-stunt) Raising the Altalena: Netanyahu digs up sunken 1948 arms ship in ‘pre-election stunt’  Hamas on October 7 stormed into Israel in a rampaage that included mass killing at a music festival. The attack killed 1,221 people, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. The militants also dragged into Gaza some 251 hostages, 44 of them already dead. 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