According to US media, on the eve of the outbreak of the current round of conflict between Palestine and Israel in early October 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu received an early warning from the United Arab Emirates that the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement might launch a major attack. However, he did not order military action against senior Hamas officials because he feared that the move would hinder the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Israel's “Haaretz” revealed earlier this month that UAE President Mohammed told Netanyahu on the phone in late September 2023 that Hamas might launch a major attack, but Netanyahu did not take it seriously. However, Netanyahu issued a statement denying receiving this warning.

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