Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi on Sunday, Israeli official says

It took off for Israel at 7:10 pm (1510GMT), four hours later, and landed shortly after 10pm (1900GMT). KANsaid Netanyahu had also used the aircraft for a trip to Abu Dhabi during the war with Iran.

According to. Haaretz, Netanyahuasked. Al Nahyan during the secret meeting to deny.

Haaretz's report that the Emirati leader had warned him of an impending Hamas attack shortly before October 7, 2023, a person familiar with the matter said. There was no immediate comment from Netanyahu's office and the UAE's foreign ministry.

Netanyahu asked UAE leader to deny Haaretz Oct. 7 warning report in secret visithttps://t.co/5n7Bav. Di6l— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom)September 28, 2026The visit comes after. Haaretzthis monthreportedthat Sheikh Mohamed ​had warned Netanyahu a week and a half before October 7, 2023, ​that Hamas was planning a major operation against Israel.

Haaretzhad reported that the warning was not passed to Israeli intelligence agencies or the military. Netanyahu, ​who denied the report and threatened legal action against the newspaper, is facing a tough reelection campaign. Opposition leaders have accused the prime minister of bearing responsibility for security failures that preceded.

Hamas' October 7 attack. Read:Netanyahu warned by UAE president before October 7 events, failed to brief security chiefs: Haaretz. On Friday, the.

New York Timesalso reported that Netanyahu had received a confidential warning from the UAE president before the Hamas attack but had not passed it on to Israel’s security chiefs. The UAE declined to comment on the ​Haaretzreport butsaidit and Israel maintained "open and direct ​lines of communication" since establishing diplomatic relations in 2020.

A UAE source previously told.

Reuters‌that ⁠the UAE discusses security matters with countries through the "relevant entities," but not "at the level of national leaders".بيان صادر من وزارة الخارجية بشأن تقارير إعلاميةStatement by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Response to Media Reportingpic.twitter.com/9S4Zavjjzc— MoFA وزارة الخارجية (@mofauae)September 8, 2026Earlier this year, the UAEdenied that Sheikh Mohamed met with Netanyahuafter the Israeli prime minister's office said in May that Netanyahu ​had "secretly visited" the Gulf ​country and met ⁠with the president.

A source familiar with the meeting said at the time that Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohammed met in ​Al-Ain, an oasis city in Abu Dhabi along the country's ​border with ⁠Oman, on March 26. Read More:Israeli newspaper rejects Netanyahu’s demands, vows to reveal truth in court after lawsuit threat.

Since coming under attack duringthe Iran war, the UAE has strengthened its relationships with the United States and Israel, with which it opened ties ⁠as ​a result of the 2020 Abraham Accords. The ​relationship with Israel gives the UAE a lever for regional influence and a unique channel to Washington.