UAE confirms Netanyahu visit to Abu Dhabi | News

The visit took place as the Israeli prime minister battles domestic turmoil ahead of October’s Knesset elections.

The United Arab Emirates has confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a visit to the country.

The Israeli leader made the trip to the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, on Sunday.

“During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between the UAE and Israel and ways to strengthen and develop them,” the official Emirates News Agency, WAM, reported on Monday.

The meeting was earlier reported in the Israeli press.

The trip comes a month before Israeli elections and amid controversy in Israel over reports alleging that Bin Zayed, known as MBZ, had warned Netanyahu about a major Hamas operation in the lead-up to October 7, 2023.

Netanyahu’s office denies receiving information about the attacks.