Netanyahu admitted that the Egyptian intelligence chief landed in Israel before October 7, "he didn't meet with me"
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted in an interview that the Egyptian intelligence chief landed in Israel before October 7, but denied meeting with him. Netanyahu claimed it is not customary for an intelligence chief to meet with a head of state, and said he asked to find out who the Egyptian official met with. The article presents official documentation from the Prime Minister's Office from 2021, proving that Netanyahu previously met with Egyptian General Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted in an interview with Channel 14 that the Egyptian intelligence chief landed in Israel before October 7, but strongly denied meeting with him. Netanyahu claimed he did not attend the meeting because he was at a memorial ceremony for IDF soldiers, and called the claim of a meeting "a lie from the start." He added, asking: "Since when does an intelligence chief come and talk to a head of state? It never happened once, there is no such thing." According to him, he asked to find out who the Egyptian official met with, and claimed that whoever met with him is trying to "pin this on me." The article presents official documentation from the Prime Minister's Office from 2021, showing that Netanyahu met with Egyptian General Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel and discussed strengthening security and diplomatic cooperation between the countries. The article does not quote the Prime Minister's Office in response to the current claims, and does not bring the version of the Egyptian official or additional details about the identity of the person Kamel met with in 2023.