After report of warning from Egypt on eve of Oct. 7: Netanyahu denies - "I did not meet nor speak"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied today (Monday) that he met or spoke with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel before the October 7 attack, in response to reports of an alleged Egyptian warning. Netanyahu announced he would file a defamation lawsuit and attacked the left-wing media, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, and foreign actors he claims are working to topple his government.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed today (Monday) reports of an alleged Egyptian warning received before the October 7 attack, and vehemently denied that he met or spoke with then-Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel. In a statement he issued, Netanyahu noted that no Israeli intelligence official conveyed an Egyptian warning to him, and that he instructed a defamation lawsuit be filed on the matter. Netanyahu harshly attacked senior security establishment figures, particularly Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, who he claims held conversations with the Chief of Staff and head of Military Intelligence on the night of the massacre but did not update the Prime Minister or warn of the danger. Netanyahu further accused the "left-wing media" of running a vile and false campaign to place the blame on him, and foreign and hostile actors, including Arab countries, of acting to topple the right-wing government and replace it with a left-wing-Arab parties government. According to him, the election question is between right and Palestine.