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Washington Week with The Atlantic

Egypt’s secret warning to Israel before Oct. 7

Season 2026 Episode 39 | 6m 03s

In 2023, Egypt's intelligence chief secretly flew to Israel in the weeks before the Oct. 7 attacks. He delivered a stark warning to Prime Minister Netanyahu's government that Hamas was mobilizing in Gaza for a potential attack. The panel discusses Vivian Salama's report in The Atlantic.

Major funding for “Washington Week with The Atlantic” is provided by Consumer Cellular, Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, the Yuen Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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