Egyptian intelligence warned the Israeli government of an impending attack approximately one week to 10 days before the October 7, 2023, attack.
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Bannon`s War RoomOct 7, 2026
Multiple reports, including The Atlantic's account of an Egyptian intelligence chief's September 26, 2023 visit to Israel (about 11 days before October 7) and NPR's reporting of that visit, support the claim that Egypt warned Israel roughly 10 days before the attack.
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… They're military intelligence. Our DI uh defense Intelligence Agency in fact, all of DNI, that part of the world, compared to, like, Asia and China, there's more intelligence coming from that and more sophisticated intelligence services. We now know that Egyptian intelligence flew, I think, a week before the attack, or 10 days before the attack, flew to Tel Aviv, kept their private plane on the tarmac, and had a meeting right there in that part of the airport, off from the terminal, where they normally have these types of meetings, and warned Netanyahu's government that, hey, something's happening. Well, if the warning is, "Something's happening," you don't get it in here, folks. Read it. Read While Israel Slept. This is the only thing you got so far. …
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Supports. The Atlantic, via PBS, reports Egypt's intelligence chief flew to Israel in the weeks before October 7 and delivered a warning that Hamas was mobilizing for an attack.[2][3]
Supports. NPR reports a senior Egyptian official said intelligence chief Abbas Kamel traveled to Israel on Sept. 26 and met Mossad and Shin Bet chiefs to relay a warning, which The Atlantic also dates to Sept. 26, about 11 days before the attack.[4]
Supports. The WSJ, as reported by Ynet, says Egypt issued several warnings to Israel before the attack, including a call from Kamel to Netanyahu in early October 2023.[5]
Contradicts. Netanyahu's office rejected the reports as false and manipulative, and the AP notes Netanyahu denied that Egypt warned him before Oct. 7; this denial is a party's rebuttal rather than an independent finding.[1][6]
Context. The Times of Israel reports the Egyptian warning was general, saying Hamas planned to 'make the ground in Gaza tremble,' with no precise details.[7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Israelis split over Netanyahu in their first elections since Oct ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Egypt’s secret warning to Israel before Oct. 7pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3What Israel Knew Before October 7 - The Atlantictheatlantic.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Israel marks 3 years since Oct. 7, asking if PM ignored ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5New Oct. 7 warning revealed: Egypt’s intelligence chief ...ynetnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Netanyahu rejects report Egypt warned Israel before ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 7Egypt told Israel before Oct. 7 that Hamas planned to ‘make the ground in Gaza tremble' — reporttimesofisrael.com · not rated · cited for: context
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