Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he filed defamation lawsuits against allegations that he had received warnings ahead of the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023. In a post on X, the prime minister called the claims "false slanders", writing that "it is no coincidence that these lies are being spread now, on the eve of elections, by political rivals and hostile foreign actors" who want to topple his "right-wing government" and "install a left-wing-Arab parties government" which seeks to "establish a Palestinian state". Earlier this month, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported that UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed had warned Netanyahu about a possible attack by Hamas 10 days before the events of 7 October 2023. הגשתי היום תביעות דיבה נגד עלילות הכזב שכביכול קיבלתי התרעה לפני ה־7 באוקטובר. האמירויות הכחישו את זה, המצרים הכחישו את זה - זה שקר מוחלט. לא במקרה השקרים האלה מופצים עכשיו ערב בחירות על ידי יריבים פוליטים וגורמים עוינים זרים. הם רוצים להפיל את ממשלת הימין בראשותי, ולהמליך… pic.twitter.com/qV3PoWOQPZ — Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) September 29, 2026
Netanyahu says he filed libel lawsuits over October 7 warning allegations
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