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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will sue Haaretz newspaper and journalist Shlomi Eldar, and seek a criminal probe, over a report claiming UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned him about the planned October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Netanyahu called the report a politically motivated 'sinister libel' and denied any such warning was given. The dispute has become a political flashpoint in Israel, reigniting scrutiny over pre-war intelligence failures and Netanyahu's handling of warnings ahead of the Hamas attack that triggered the Gaza war.