Likud fiercely attacks 'The Times': 'Continuing to spread the lie'

The New York Times published an investigation that strengthens the claim that the President of the United Arab Emirates warned Netanyahu before October 7 about a Hamas attack. Likud harshly attacked, calling the publication a "lie" and accusing the newspaper of spreading propaganda.

The New York Times published an investigation that strengthens the claim that the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed, warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call at the end of September 2023 about a possible Hamas attack. The publication relies on two anonymous sources. Likud responded harshly, calling the publication a "lie" and accusing the newspaper of spreading anti-Zionist propaganda. The Prime Minister's Office previously denied the existence of the call, and a source in the United Arab Emirates rejected the claim of direct intelligence transfer. Likud claimed that this is a "flood of false publications" by left-wing journalists aimed at harming the right before the elections.