{"id":2672776,"date":"2026-09-29T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-met-with-eight-muslim-nations-during-secret-uae-visit-report\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:16:07","slug":"netanyahu-met-with-eight-muslim-nations-during-secret-uae-visit-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-met-with-eight-muslim-nations-during-secret-uae-visit-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu met with eight Muslim nations during secret UAE visit: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-met-with-eight-muslim-nations-during-secret-uae-visit-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2672776&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conducted a secret visit to Abu dhabi, UAE, engaging wiht representatives from nine Middle Eastern and North African countries, including Gulf states and the United States. During the visit, discussions focused on regional issues such as Iran, strengthening Gulf ties, economic affairs, and defense systems. The trip involved a purported wider summit with officials from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya, Oman, Egypt, and possibly Jordan and Qatar, although details remain unconfirmed publicly. Notably, Libya&#8217;s delegation included Saddam Haftar, who aims to unify Libyan factions. Both Israel and UAE confirmed Netanyahu&#8217;s visit, which marked a rare public acknowledgment of such high-level regional diplomacy. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >meeting occurred amidst heightened regional tensions<\/a>, including reports that bin Zayed warned Netanyahu of an imminent hamas attack before October 7, 2023, a claim Netanyahu denied and sought to downplay. The visit also coincided with ongoing conflicts involving Iran, Yemen, and internal Israeli controversies, highlighting shifting alliances and regional security concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"219\">Israeli<\/a> Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"378\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> met with representatives from nine Middle Eastern and North African countries during a secret visit to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, last week, according to Israeli media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sunday meeting itself was confirmed by Israel and the UAE, but few details were given outside of the relaying of discussions of bilateral relations. On Tuesday, Israeli Channel 14 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/c14news.com\/article\/1506075\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/c14news.com\/article\/1506075\">reported<\/a> that the trip involved a meeting of much greater importance, featuring representatives from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya, Oman, and Egypt, along with the United States. The 10-nation summit hasn\u2019t been publicly confirmed by any of the alleged participants.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<style>.explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); border-top: 1px solid #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff; margin: 24px 0; margin-top: -20px; }<\/style>\n<style id=\"mos-292ed991-d9ca-4787-a32d-da78f318bebc-style\">@scope (#mos-292ed991-d9ca-4787-a32d-da78f318bebc) { .we-meter {   --we-red: #DB3745;   --we-charcoal: #323E48;   --we-blue: #15BEF0;   --we-slate: #85A0AB;   --we-gold: #ECC270;   --we-text: #323E48;   --we-border: #85A0AB;    max-width: 800px;   margin: 0 auto;   padding: 1.5rem;   border: 1px solid rgba(33, 39, 42, 0.4);   border-radius: 12px;   background: #fff;   color: var(--we-text);   font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important; }  .we-grid {   display: grid;   grid-template-columns: 1fr 200px;   gap: 1.5rem;   align-items: center; }  .we-title {   margin: 0 0 0.5rem;   font-family: Constantia, \"Lucida Bright\", \"DejaVu Serif\", Georgia, \"serif\" !important;   font-size: 1.75rem !important;   line-height: 1.1 !important;   letter-spacing: -0.02em !important; }  .we-title span {   display: block;   color: var(--we-red); }  .we-copy {   margin: 0;   font-size: 1rem !important;   line-height: 1.4 !important; }  .we-actions {   text-align: center; }  .we-cta {   display: flex;   align-items: center;   justify-content: center;   gap: 8px;   width: 100%;   padding: 12px 16px;   border-radius: 8px;   background: var(--we-red);   color: #fff !important;   text-decoration: none;   font-size: 0.9rem !important;   font-weight: 700 !important; }  .we-arrow {   font-size: 1.2em !important; }  .we-member {   margin: 12px 0 0;   font-size: 0.85rem !important;   line-height: 1.4 !important; }  .we-member a {   color: var(--we-red);   text-decoration: none; }  @media (max-width: 600px) {   .we-grid {     grid-template-columns: 1fr;     gap: 1rem;   }   .we-meter {     padding: 1.25rem;   }   .we-cta {     padding: 14px;   } } }<\/style>\n<p><script>if (typeof CSSScopeRule == 'undefined') { const style = document.getElementById('mos-292ed991-d9ca-4787-a32d-da78f318bebc-style'); if (style) { style.textContent = style.textContent.replace(\/^@scope (#mos-292ed991-d9ca-4787-a32d-da78f318bebc) { \/, '').replace(\/}$\/, '');}}<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"mos-292ed991-d9ca-4787-a32d-da78f318bebc\" style=\"display: contents;\">\n<section class=\"we-meter\" aria-label=\"Washington Examiner subscription meter\">\n<div class=\"we-grid\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"we-title\">Stay informed.<span>Stay ahead.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"we-copy\">                  Join Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.       <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"we-actions\">       <a class=\"we-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/subscribe\/digital\/\">         <span>See Options<\/span>         <span class=\"we-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u203a<\/span>       <\/a>       <\/p>\n<p class=\"we-member\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sign-in\/\">Log in<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the State Department for confirmation and comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Different Israeli media outlets gave different, occasionally contradictory details about the meeting. <em>Ynet<\/em> reported that representatives from Jordan and Qatar, countries absent from Channel 14\u2019s list, \u201capparently\u201d attended the meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting centered on Netanyahu, his retinue including Mossad chief Roman Gofman, and Emirati President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to Channel 14. It was focused on Iran, strengthening Israeli-Gulf ties, economic issues, and Israeli defense systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the eight Muslim nations involved in the meeting, only Egypt, the UAE, Morocco, and Bahrain have official relations with Israel. Though Israel is known to have discreet ties with some of the others on the list, including Saudi Arabia, official recognition of Israel remains radioactive in the Muslim world, made worse by the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further details of Libya\u2019s delegation emerged through the Italian outlet <em>Il Foglio<\/em>, which claimed that Saddam Haftar, the son of Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar, one of Libya\u2019s two rival leaders, landed in Abu Dhabi for the meeting. The outlet cited flight data showing that a private Airbus jet used by the aspiring leader landed just 20 minutes after Netanyahu, and that Mohamed Buisier, a former Haftar adviser who turned against the family, was on board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSaddam met Netanyahu to secure political support for his bid for the Libyan presidency,\u201d Buisier told <em>Il Foglio<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saddam Haftar is pursuing a deal through which Libya\u2019s two rival factions will unite under a single government, with himself as president. The civil war between his father\u2019s forces and the rival Tripoli-based Government of National Accord has pitted two hodgepodge alliances against each other, with the UAE, Russia, and Egypt backing Haftar\u2019s Government of National Stability, and Qatar, Turkey, and Italy backing the GNA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the 10-country meeting was not disclosed, Netanyahu\u2019s office and the UAE confirmed the Israeli prime minister\u2019s visit, the first time both have done so together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife visited the United Arab Emirates yesterday at the invitation of the UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed,\u201d Netanyahu\u2019s office said in a Monday statement. \u201cThe visit focused on strengthening relations between the two countries and on regional challenges. The Prime Minister was accompanied by the head of the National Security Council, the head of the Mossad, the military secretary and the foreign policy adviser.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UAE\u2019s statement was more brief: \u201cThe Israeli prime minister and His Highness discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen and develop them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu previously disclosed a secret trip to the UAE during the height of hostilities against Iran, though the UAE denied it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu\u2019s visit, and the reported 10-country summit, took place around the backdrop of several significant developments involving Israel and the Gulf states. Shortly before the meeting, a bombshell report from <em>Haaretz<\/em> claimed that bin Zayed personally warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major attack in the lead-up to Oct. 7, 2023, a report Netanyahu vigorously denied. <em>Haaretz<\/em> then <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-09-28\/ty-article\/netanyahu-asked-uae-leader-to-deny-haaretz-report-on-oct-7-warning\/000001a0-e77e-db4b-a7a5-f77eecd60000\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-09-28\/ty-article\/netanyahu-asked-uae-leader-to-deny-haaretz-report-on-oct-7-warning\/000001a0-e77e-db4b-a7a5-f77eecd60000\">reported<\/a> that Netanyahu personally urged bin Zayed to publicly deny the report during his Sunday visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4744415\/iran-doomsday-war-trump-ceasefire-araghchi\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4744415\">IRAN READY FOR \u2018DOOMSDAY WAR\u2019 AFTER TRUMP REJECTS CEASEFIRE, FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the war with Iran remains locked in a tense standoff, the Yemeni civil war exploded earlier this month, allowing the Houthis the opportunity to rout government forces and seize the entire Red Sea coast. The issue of the Houthis likely featured prominently in the Sunday meeting, serving as a major coalescence of the direct interests of Israel, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Previous reports claimed Saudi Arabia was directly seeking Israeli assistance in the war with the Houthis, where Saudi Arabia is the most prominent belligerent on the government\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A domestic scandal broke out around Netanyahu\u2019s visit after the Israeli Channel 12 reported about it while he was still outside Israeli airspace. Netanyahu\u2019s office said the report \u201cput their lives at risk\u201d and that Israeli counterintelligence personnel filed a complaint with the military censor demanding the outlet \u201cbe held fully accountable over a serious censorship violation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu&#8217;s secret Middle East meeting in Abu Dhabi confirmed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2672777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bibi-primaries.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[62618,55153,86436,6524,86437],"class_list":["post-2672776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomatic-meeting","tag-middle-east-diplomacy","tag-muslim-nations","tag-netanyahu","tag-uae-visit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bibi-primaries.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2672776"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2672780,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2672776\/revisions\/2672780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2672777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2672776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2672776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2672776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}