The political movement of Mohammed Dahlan, a prominent Palestinian figure based in the United Arab Emirates, issued a sharp denial Wednesday evening following accusations by Israel's Likud party. The ruling party had claimed Dahlan was behind a Haaretz newspaper report alleging that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a phone call from UAE leadership warning of an impending attack a week and a half before the October 7 massacre. "This is a ridiculous and misleading incitement campaign," representatives of Dahlan's movement stated, according to Israel's Channel 12 News.
Earlier Wednesday, Likud released a strongly worded statement asserting that "the real scandal revealed in recent days is blatant foreign interference in Israel's elections." The party claimed that "it has become clear that the person behind the false report in Haaretz newspaper is Palestinian official Mohammed Dahlan, who resides in the Emirates."
