Report: UAE Leader Warned Netanyahu Before October 7 Attack
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A new report says something important happened before October 7.
The report says the leader of the UAE called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
The UAE is a country in the Middle East. Its leader is called Bin Zayed.
The phone call was 45 minutes long.
In the call, Bin Zayed gave Netanyahu a warning. He said Sinwar had plans for an attack.
Sinwar was a leader of Hamas. Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.
The report says Netanyahu got this warning some days before the attack.
But Netanyahu did not tell his security leaders about the warning.
Security leaders keep a country safe from attacks.
Many people are now angry with Netanyahu.
They say he made a big mistake.
This story comes from a report about the October 7 attack.
Vocabulary15 words
- report
- a paper or story with information about something
- UAE
- a country in the Middle East; short for United Arab Emirates
- warning
- words that tell you something bad may happen
- security
- keeping people or a place safe
- leader
- the most important person in a country or group
- attack
- when someone uses force to hurt others
- phone call
- talking to someone using a telephone
- prime minister
- the top leader of the government in some countries
- plans
- ideas about what to do in the future
- angry
- feeling strong bad feelings, like being upset
- mistake
- something wrong that a person does
- country
- a place with its own government, like Israel or the UAE
- chiefs
- the top people in a group
- October
- the tenth month of the year
- call
- to talk to someone on the phone
Quiz
Answer key
1. The leader of the UAE 2. 45 minutes 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new _____ says something important happened before October 7.
The report says the leader of the _____ called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
The UAE is a country in the Middle East. Its leader is called Bin _____.
The phone call was _____ minutes long.
In the call, Bin Zayed gave Netanyahu a _____.
He said Sinwar had _____ for an attack.
The report says Netanyahu got this warning some days before the _____.
But Netanyahu did not tell his security _____ about the warning.
Many people are now _____ with Netanyahu.
They say he made a big _____.