The UAE warned Israel ahead of the October 7 attack by Hamas, the New York Times confirmed Israeli media reports.

The US newspaper reported that the UAE president had warned Netanyahu over the phone of the planned attack by Hamas.

According to the New York Times, the nature of the attack was not disclosed by the UAE.

Israeli officials say that the security alert did not reach the institutions.

According to the American newspaper, the Israeli Prime Minister has denied the report of receiving a secret security alert.