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Gallant Confirms Sinwar Message Reached Shin Bet, Says He Knew of No Egypt or UAE Warnings

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The October 7 Warning Reports

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  1. UAE Source Says October 7 Security Details Were Not Discussed by Leaders
  2. Three Sources Say UAE Warned Shin Bet Before October 7
  3. Netanyahu Did Not Raise Reported UAE Warning at Oct. 1, 2023 Meeting, Minutes Show
  4. Egypt's Spy Chief Warned Israel of Hamas Before Oct. 7, Officials Say; Hanegbi Denies
  5. Pre-Oct. 7 Security Meeting Document Cited Recommended Hamas Leader Killings, Report Says
  6. Netanyahu's Office Denies He Met or Spoke With Egypt's Spy Chief Before Oct. 7
  7. Gallant Confirms Sinwar Message Reached Shin Bet, Says He Knew of No Egypt or UAE Warnings
  8. Report Says Egyptian Intelligence Chief Called Netanyahu Days Before Oct. 7
  9. Netanyahu Says He Directed Defamation Suit Over Egyptian Warning Report
  10. Report Says Netanyahu Asked UAE President to Deny Pre-October 7 Warning Claim
  11. Ronen Bar Says He Will Sue Netanyahu Over October 7 Warning Claims
  12. Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Naming Gaza Division Intelligence Officer Aryeh Amidror
  13. Trump Questions October 7 Warning Reports, Avoids Netanyahu Endorsement
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Former defense minister Yoav Gallant confirmed Sunday that before October 7, a message from Hamas passed through the Shin Bet saying Yahya Sinwar would "shake the prisons." In a radio interview, he said the Shin Bet and Military Intelligence assessed at the time that it was connected to the kidnapping of Elizabeth Tsurkov. On reported warnings from the United Arab Emirates, Gallant said he was hearing about them in the media for the first time, adding that a warning a prime minister receives from a state leader is a security asset of the defense establishment, not a political one. He said a reported pre-war visit by Egypt's intelligence chief did not happen with his knowledge.

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of Yoav Gallant, then Israel's defense minister, in a dark suit and red tie speaking at the center of a white-clothed meeting table with small American and Israeli flags, flanked by Israeli officials and seen past the backs of two U.S. delegates' heads, drawn from an archival January 2023 U.S. State Department photograph of his Jerusalem meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken; a contextual portrait of Gallant, not a depiction of his September 2026

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The October 7 Warning Reports

35 events
  1. UAE Source Says October 7 Security Details Were Not Discussed by Leaders
  2. Three Sources Say UAE Warned Shin Bet Before October 7
  3. Netanyahu Did Not Raise Reported UAE Warning at Oct. 1, 2023 Meeting, Minutes Show
  4. Egypt's Spy Chief Warned Israel of Hamas Before Oct. 7, Officials Say; Hanegbi Denies
  5. Pre-Oct. 7 Security Meeting Document Cited Recommended Hamas Leader Killings, Report Says
  6. Netanyahu's Office Denies He Met or Spoke With Egypt's Spy Chief Before Oct. 7
  7. Gallant Confirms Sinwar Message Reached Shin Bet, Says He Knew of No Egypt or UAE Warnings
  8. Report Says Egyptian Intelligence Chief Called Netanyahu Days Before Oct. 7
  9. Netanyahu Says He Directed Defamation Suit Over Egyptian Warning Report
  10. Report Says Netanyahu Asked UAE President to Deny Pre-October 7 Warning Claim
  11. Ronen Bar Says He Will Sue Netanyahu Over October 7 Warning Claims
  12. Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Naming Gaza Division Intelligence Officer Aryeh Amidror
  13. Trump Questions October 7 Warning Reports, Avoids Netanyahu Endorsement

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