Israel's Netanyahu to sue newspaper over claim UAE warned him of 7 October attack

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has initiated defamation proceedings against the newspaper Haaretz over reports claiming the UAE President warned him of an impending Hamas operation before October 7. Netanyahu's office denied the report, calling it a "sinister plot," while Haaretz stands by its story, citing multiple sources for a book detailing the alleged warning and Netanyahu's dismissive reaction.

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The paper said it stood by its reporting, after publishing extracts from a book where the claim appears.

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