India, Sept. 29 -- An explosive investigation published by Israel's Haaretz newspaper has alleged that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directly warned by UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed that Hamas was preparing a significant military operation roughly ten days before the October 7, 2023 attack.

According to the report, based upon an investigation for an upcoming book titled "Hostages: 843 Days of Abandonment" by journalists Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval, bin Zayed initiated a 45-minute telephone conversation from Abu Dhabi's presidential palace in late September 2023.

During the conversation, bin Zayed specifically cautioned Netanyahu that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing what Sinwar had described to intermediaries as an "ea...