The chairman of a key House committee said Egypt warned Israel of an impending attack from Hamas, a claim that the Netanyahu government firmly denies.
House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, claimed Wednesday that Egyptian officials warned Israel of a potential attack from Hamas prior to the deadly incursion in which the Palestinian terror group murdered hundreds of civilians.
In a public address Monday, however, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly denied any such claim.
McCaul reacted on „Your World“ to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby being asked about such allegations during a White House press briefing.
Kirby had said he could not speak to „specific intelligence matters“ and that the White House’s focus is cooperating with Israel and making sure Netanyahu’s administration gets the „tools they need.“
McCaul said he would not get too specific.
„We do know the Egyptian intelligence did refer this to Israel.
