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Egyptian official to ToI: We warned Israel about Gaza, unclear if Netanyahu heard

By Jacob Magid 11 October 2023, 7:16 pm
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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

An Egyptian official asserts to The Times of Israel that its intelligence service warned Israeli counterparts that Hamas was planning “something big” ahead of Saturday’s surprise onslaught.

The official speculates that the warning did not make it up the chain of command to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

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