Washington Week with The Atlantic

Egypt’s secret warning to Israel before Oct. 7

Season 2026 Episode 39 | 6m 03s

In 2023, Egypt's intelligence chief secretly flew to Israel in the weeks before the Oct. 7 attacks. He delivered a stark warning to Prime Minister Netanyahu's government that Hamas was mobilizing in Gaza for a potential attack. The panel discusses Vivian Salama's report in The Atlantic.

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