Book says UAE's bin Zayed warned Netanyahu of a coming Hamas attack 10 days before Oct. 7

What we’re less sure of4 of 6 claims

• Medium

  Israeli journalists Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval write in a book that Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu of a coming Hamas attack 10 days before Oct. 7

  Explicitly attributed to the book by Eldar and Yuval, carried by the New Yorker, NYT, Times of Israel and Ynet; the desk reports the authors' account, not an independently verified fact.

• Medium

  The call lasted 45 minutes and bin Zayed told Netanyahu that Yahya Sinwar was preparing something big

  Attributed to the authors' book account, reported by multiple outlets but resting on the same single book.

• Medium

  The authors cite three independent sources plus a recording and documents of the call

  Attributed to the authors; Eldar told Ynet and Times of Israel 'I have the document, I have records,' but the material is not public.

• Low

  No second outlet has independently confirmed the call

  Desk's own unsourced negative characterization of the reporting landscape; no source is cited for the absence of confirmation.