# The Atlantic Reveals Egyptian Intelligence Chief Secretly Visited Israel 11 Days Before October 7 to Warn of Hamas…
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Publisher: IC Brief · published 2026-09-27 · read 2026-09-27

Original: https://icbrief.org/s/9c3c2863/

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## Who is named (7)

- [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://truthscore.com/entity/692c1f16)
- [Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate](https://truthscore.com/entity/7c7f5021)
- [Israel](https://truthscore.com/entity/9e6b26cf)
- [Tzachi Hanegbi](https://truthscore.com/entity/a75565ba)
- [Ben Gurion International Airport](https://truthscore.com/entity/b50be3cf)
- [Abbas Kamel](https://truthscore.com/entity/d0073915)
- [Hamas](https://truthscore.com/entity/fdd1871d)

## What it added

- [Abbas Kamel flew into Ben Gurion Airport on September 26, 2023, stayed 67 minutes, and departed.](https://truthscore.com/claim/56158b2a)
  > head of Egypt's intelligence service, flew into Ben Gurion Airport on September 26, 2023, 11 days before the Hamas attack, and departed after 67 minutes, a stay corroborated by Israel Airports Authority flight logs and independent flight-tracking data
- [Abbas Kamel warned Hamas was preparing a major attack and urged Israel to offer economic concessions, without providing a date or operational details.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7eafbe2a)
  > Kamel warned Hamas was preparing a major attack and urged Israel to offer economic concessions, without providing a date or operational details
- [Egypt sent a further warning on October 5, two days before the assault.](https://truthscore.com/claim/887a1060)
  > Egypt sent a further warning on October 5, two days before the assault
- [Netanyahu's office called the report "recycled lies," said he never met or spoke with Kamel before October 7, that no Israeli official conveyed such a warning…](https://truthscore.com/claim/870e4116)
  > Netanyahu's office called the report "recycled lies," said he never met or spoke with Kamel before October 7, that no Israeli official conveyed such a warning, and noted that Egypt itself had officially denied issuing any warning on October 11, 2023
- [Tzachi Hanegbi told The Atlantic that no such visit or warning took place.](https://truthscore.com/claim/83be94aa)
  > then head of Israel's National Security Council, told The Atlantic that no such visit or warning took place
- [Converging five‑government sourcing against flat Israeli denials turns an intelligence‑failure question into a direct credibility threat for Netanyahu heading…](https://truthscore.com/claim/29413ae3)
  > BLUFConverging five-government sourcing against flat Israeli denials turns an intelligence-failure question into a direct credibility threat for Netanyahu heading into election season.
- [The alleged October 5 renewal of Egypt's warning extends the missed‑signals timeline to within two days of the attack.](https://truthscore.com/claim/be8beb76)
  > The alleged October 5 renewal of Egypt's warning extends the missed-signals timeline to within two days of the attack.
- [The denials remain consistent with Kamel having conveyed only vague warnings about rocket fire and West Bank spillover rather than a specific, actionable alert…](https://truthscore.com/claim/e90fa5b7)
  > The denials remain consistent with Kamel having conveyed only vague warnings about rocket fire and West Bank spillover rather than a specific, actionable alert to the October 7 plan.

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