Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not pass on a warning he received from United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed before the October 7 massacre to senior security officials. Five former senior Israeli officials told The New York Times. According to one source who said he spoke with bin Zayed and another source who claimed to have been briefed by someone present during the call, the UAE president secretly informed Netanyahu that Hamas was considering carrying out a major attack. On October 1, 2023, Netanyahu convened senior security officials for a discussion on the situation in Gaza but did not mention the warning, according to a transcript of the meeting obtained by the Times. Instead, he said the goal was to maintain calm in Gaza and expressed opposition to military strikes against senior officials in the Strip.