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Was Netanyahu warned of October 7 Hamas attacks?

Benjamin Netanyahu travelled secretly to the United Arab Emirates over the weekend, Israeli media has reported, to ask its leader to deny claims he had warned the Israeli prime minister about a looming Hamas threat ahead of the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. Netanyahu himself has confirmed making the secret trip, but denies he urged his UAE counterpart to do anything of the kind. France 24’s Douglas Herbert takes a closer look.

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Netanyahu says Israel is preparing for other ‘potential threats’ after pilot tried to crash plane

A flight from Dubai to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a brawl broke out in the cockpit, with the pilots hospitalised due to injuries upon arrival, a statement by the international airport of Tabuk reported Wednesday. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that one pilot had allegedly stabbed the other and attempted to crash the plane.

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Over 100 settlers attack Occupied West Bank village, clash with Israeli forces

More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked a village in the north of the occupied West Bank early Tuesday, wounding three members of Israel's security forces and burning two Palestinian homes, authorities and residents said. The attack occurred while the military was attempting to accompany a Palestinian family back to their home in the village of Jalud after they had been displaced by settler attacks two months earlier. ABC Journalist Jordana Miller reports.

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Settler raid on West Bank village injures Israeli forces, drawing rare government rebuke

More than 100 Israeli settlers stormed a village in the occupied West Bank early on Tuesday, setting fire to Palestinian properties and wounding three members of Israel's security forces. The raid, which drew rare government condemnation, came as the military attempted to accompany a Palestinian family back to their home after they had been displaced by earlier settler attacks.

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Netanyahu's secret trip to UAE amid report of Abu Dhabi warning of Oct. 7 attack

The Israeli prime minister held an hourlong meeting with the UAE’s president on Sunday, according to two people briefed on Netanyahu's trip, which was first reported by Israel’s Channel 12 TV station. One of them said the talks focused on a report published by the Israeli daily Haaretz earlier this month that said the Emirati leader warned Netanyahu about a looming attack by Hamas just ahead of Oct. 7, 2023. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.

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Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepens as new satellite images show scale of destruction

Google Maps has updated its satellite imagery of the territory for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly three years ago. The images show vast areas reduced to rubble, highlighting the extent of the devastation caused by the conflict. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire, with Israeli strikes continuing across the territory.

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