00:18Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an unannounced trip to Abu Dhabi on Sunday,
00:25September 27, for a private meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan.
00:33A senior Israeli official confirmed the meeting to Reuters, while Israeli media,
00:39including Channel 12 and Cannes, also reported the visit. Neither Netanyahu's office nor the
00:46UAE Foreign Ministry immediately issued an official statement. According to Israeli media reports,
00:53Netanyahu traveled to Abu Dhabi aboard a private executive jet, arriving around 3.10 p.m. local
01:01time. He reportedly spent about four hours in the UAE before flying back to Israel that evening. The visit
01:10comes amid a major controversy surrounding claims about warnings issued before the October 7,
01:172023 Hamas attack. A recent Haaretz investigation reported that Sheikh Mohammed had personally warned
01:26Netanyahu around 10 days before the attack that Hamas was preparing a major operation. Netanyahu has
01:34strongly denied that account and has threatened legal action against Haaretz. The reported warning has
01:41become politically sensitive in Israel, with opposition figures questioning whether security officials
01:48were adequately informed before October 7. The exact agenda of Sunday's Abu Dhabi meeting has not been
01:56publicly disclosed. The encounter also comes months after another disputed account of a secret Netanyahu visit
02:05to the UAE. In May, Netanyahu's office said he had met Sheikh Mohammed during a March visit, while the UAE
02:13denied that
02:14such a meeting had taken place. For now, the September 27th meeting remains largely behind closed doors, with no
02:23detailed joint statement released by either government.
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