NEW: NYT confirms Haaretz’s earlier report that UAE President MBZ warned Netanyahu before Oct. 7 that Hamas was preparing a major attack.

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NEW: NYT confirms Haaretz’s earlier report that UAE President MBZ warned Netanyahu before Oct. 7 that Hamas was preparing a major attack. According to five former senior Israeli officials cited by the NYT, the warning never reached Israel’s security leadership. Minutes from a security meeting on Oct. 1, 2023 show Netanyahu did not mention the warning and instead pushed for maintaining calm in Gaza. Netanyahu has denied receiving such a warning, saying any intelligence from the UAE would have b