Netanyahu Confirms Egyptian Intelligence Chief’s Pre-October 7 Visit
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in an interview that former Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel visited Israel before Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. Netanyahu denied meeting Kamel during that visit. He said he was attending a memorial ceremony for fallen IDF soldiers at Mount Herzl when Kamel’s plane arrived. Netanyahu said he does not know whom Kamel met and wants the security and law-enforcement authorities to establish that. The comments came during his appearance on The Patriots on Tuesday evening.
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Walla places Kamel’s visit roughly a week before October 7; Ynet places it roughly a week and a half before the attack. Both report that Netanyahu confirmed the visit, denied meeting Kamel and said he does not know whom Kamel met.
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