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Benjamin Netanyahu made an unannounced one-day trip to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to meet with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to Israeli media outlets TV channels 12 and KAN, as well as newspapers Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post. This visit occurred in the context of ongoing tensions in the Middle East due to the recent Israel-US war against Iran that began in February 2026, though Netanyahu's office did not provide an immediate statement regarding the trip.

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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, visited Abu Dhabi on Sunday to meet with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The visit, initially unannounced and heavily debated in Israeli media due to earlier reports about a warning prior to the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, was confirmed by both Israel and the UAE. Netanyahu's office later acknowledged the meeting but did not provide specifics, citing regional security challenges as the primary focus of discussion. The visit follows growing tensions in the Middle East amid ongoing conflicts, including the Iran war launched earlier this year.

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While Israel and the UAE formally established diplomatic relations in 2020 as part of the US-negotiated Abraham Accords, the reported visit comes with the Middle East still gripped by the Israel-US war launched against Iran in February this year.

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2026-09-28 · Dawn

Netanyahu visits UAE: Israeli media · assertive framing

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Israeli media reported on Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had made an unannounced visit to the United Arab Emirates to meet with the Gulf state’s leader. asserted

Netanyahu → report → leader

TV channels 12 and KAN as well as the newspapers Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post said that Netanyahu undertook a one-day visit to the UAE to meet President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. asserted

Netanyahu → say → Nahyan

The premier’s office did not immediately comment. asserted

office → comment → ?

East → establish → February