Jerusalem, Oct. 14 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel visited Israel days before the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, though denied that the two ever met and blamed security officials for failing to anticipate the assault.
Speaking to the pro-government Channel 14 programme 'The Patriots' on Tuesday, Netanyahu said Kamel had not met him because he was attending a memorial ceremony for Israeli soldiers at the time.
"He didn't meet with me, he didn't speak with me," Netanyahu said. "When does an intelligence chief meet with a head of state?"However, Netanyahu had hosted Kamel at his official residence in Jerusalem in 2021.
Netanyahu said he did not know whom the Egypti...