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.
