Egyptian source on warnings before October 7: "We warned that the situation would lead to an explosion"
An Egyptian source confirmed to the Qatari newspaper Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that Egypt had conveyed warnings to Israel before October 7, 2023, stating that the continued situation in Gaza would lead to a security explosion. However, the warnings did not include information about the timing of the attack, its nature, or an intention for a mass invasion. These remarks come amid new reports in the international media.
An Egyptian source confirmed to the Qatari newspaper Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that Egypt had conveyed warnings to Israel before the October 7, 2023 massacre, stating that the deteriorating economic and humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, along with Israeli restrictions, would lead to a new security explosion. The source emphasized that the warnings did not include information about the timing of the attack, its nature, or an intention for a mass invasion by Hamas into Israel. According to the source, Egypt was working at that time to contain tensions through gradual measures such as easing restrictions and opening the Erez crossing for Palestinian workers. These remarks come amid new reports in The Atlantic and The Wall Street Journal, according to which then-Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel conveyed a serious message to Israel in late September 2023 and even spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in early October. Netanyahu's office denied these claims.