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Reports: Netanyahu’s surprise UAE stop

The meeting reportedly centered on a recent Haaretz report claiming that the Emirati leader had warned Netanyahu shortly before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 17: A campaign worker organizes blue Likud t-shirts and caps over merchandise display boxes printed with portraits of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Likud election event at Expo Tel Aviv on September 17, 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The right-wing Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is seeking to retain power in Israel's upcoming national election, due to be held on October 27. Recent polling suggests Likud and the ruling coalition face a tight race a

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