Sinwar warned Israel of 'earthquake' weeks before October 7, former Fatah official reveals

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• 01Former senior Fatah official Sufian Abu Zaida said he relayed an unusual message from Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar to Israel three weeks before the October 7 attack, he revealed in a documentary aired on Al-Ghad on Thursday.
• 02The channel was opened in March 2022, after senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad approached Zaida and asked for his help in advancing the talks.
• 03Zaida returned to the Gaza Strip on October 5 and was scheduled to meet Sinwar again on October 8.
• 04Among other things, Sinwar demanded the release of all female prisoners, prisoners under the age of 18, prisoners released in the Gilad Schalit deal who had subsequently been rearrested, and veteran prisoners, while giving priority to sick prisoners.
• 05Sinwar warned Israel of 'earthquake' weeks before October 7, former Fatah official reveals.
• 06As part of the talks, Zaida also met with then-Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Ronen Bar.
• 07According to Zaida, the Israeli side offered extensive measures benefiting the Gaza Strip in exchange for resolving the prisoner issue, including increasing the number of Gazan workers permitted to enter Israel, rehabilitating the electricity grid and other infrastructure, and advancing reconstruction in the Gaza Strip.