Gulf states keep converting their access to every side of Middle Eastern conflicts into a mediation monopoly, so regional de-escalation and the energy risk premium attached to it increasingly depend on decisions made in Abu Dhabi, Doha and Riyadh rather than in Washington.
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A senior regional intelligence official told Ynet that the UAE passed Netanyahu a warning of a coming Hamas attack before October 7, from a source Abu Dhabi rated very credible; the prime minister denies receiving it. Whatever the truth of the denial, it establishes Gulf services as holding channels into Hamas that Israeli intelligence did not, which is the asset underwriting their mediation position today.
Supporting · September 9, 2026
Report Says the UAE Warned Netanyahu of a Coming Hamas Attack Before October 7
A senior regional intelligence official told Ynet that the UAE passed Netanyahu a warning of a coming Hamas attack before October 7, from a source Abu Dhabi rated very credible; the prime minister denies receiving it. Whatever the truth of the denial, it establishes Gulf services as holding channels into Hamas that Israeli intelligence did not, which is the asset underwriting their mediation position today.
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