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Israel security agency files complaint over report Netanyahu visited UAE

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Israel’s domestic security agency Shin Bet filed a complaint against Channel 12 for reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates. The report came after Israeli media claimed the Emirati president had warned Netanyahu about Hamas's attack in October 2023, which Netanyahu denied receiving. Netanyahu’s office accused Channel 12 of endangering lives by disclosing details before his plane was back in Israeli airspace. This marks Israel’s first acknowledgment of the trip without naming the destination.

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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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Israel Israeli Mossad UAE the Shin Bet

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Netanyahu PERSON · 6× Israeli NORP · 5× Israel GPE · 4× UAE GPE · 4× Mossad ORG · 2× Benjamin Netanyahu PERSON · 1× Channel 12 ORG · 1× Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan PERSON · 1× the Chief Military Censor ORG · 1× the Shin Bet ORG · 1×

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“This evening the Shin Bet filed a complaint with the Chief Military Censor, demanding that Channel 12 be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law following a severe censorship violation,” read a statement from Netanyahu’s office, which oversees the security agency.

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Claims (11 extracted, 2 hedged)

Israel’s domestic security service filed a complaint against a TV channel that reported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the UAE, his office said on Monday, the government’s first acknowledgement of the trip despite not naming the destination. asserted

office → file → destination

which → file → agency

On Sunday, Channel 12 and other Israeli media outlets reported that Netanyahu had visited the Gulf country to meet with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. asserted

Netanyahu → report → Nahyan

Neither country has confirmed Netanyahu visited the UAE, with Monday’s statement the first acknowledgement of any kind by Israel. asserted

statement → confirm → Israel

The visit came weeks after a bombshell Israeli media report that the Emirati president had warned Netanyahu ahead of Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which the Israeli premier did not pass on to the security services. asserted

premier → come → services

Netanyahu has denied the story. asserted

Netanyahu → deny → story

According to Israeli media, Netanyahu flew to the UAE on Sunday to ask Sheikh Mohamed to deny having given him that warning in 2023. uncertain

Netanyahu → accord → 2023

The publication of his visit “endangered the lives of the prime minister and his wife, as well as the delegation, which included the head of the Mossad” spy agency and other top security officials, the PM’s office said in its statement. asserted

office → endanger → statement

The visit was made public when the premier’s plane was still outside Israeli airspace, it noted. asserted

it → make → airspace

Mossad, which also operates under the prime minister’s office, issued a similar condemnation, according to the statement. uncertain

which → operate → statement

Israel and the UAE formally established diplomatic relations in 2020 as part of the US-negotiated Abraham Accords. asserted

Israel → establish → Accords