Evidence

Attempts to search for independent corroboration of this specific claim were blocked by tool-access limits during this session, so no fresh search results could be retrieved. From general awareness, there was widespread reporting in late 2023 (e.g., CNN, Haaretz, and other outlets) that Egyptian officials said they had warned Israel of an imminent 'something big' from Gaza before October 7, and that Israeli officials, including Netanyahu, publicly disputed receiving such specific warnings. However, the precise claim here — that Egypt's intelligence chief personally visited Israel before October 7, as stated by Netanyahu in a TV interview — is a more specific assertion that I could not verify through Reuters Fact Check, AFP Fact Check, Bellingcat, or other independent sources in this session, since search queries returned no retrievable results.