Hyderabad, Sept. 11 -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he had no doubt that a Haaretz report alleging UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed warned Benjamin Netanyahu about a planned Hamas operation before the October 7, 2023 attack was accurate.

In a live interview with CNN journalist and international chief correspondent Christiane Amanpour on Thursday, September 10, Olmert said he had good reason to believe Netanyahu was warned before the attack, while declining to disclose the basis for his assessment.

Olmert also said he believed Egypt had warned Netanyahu before October 7 that something was coming and that Israel should take necessary precautions. He said he did not expect officials in Cairo to publicly confirm or deny suc...