UAE Denies Netanyahu Held ‘Secret’ Meeting With Emirati President, Calls Claims 'Baseless'

Last Updated:May 14, 2026, 05:56 IST

UAE denies Israeli PM Netanyahu held a secret wartime meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, saying ties under the Abraham Accords are public, not clandestine

After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Wednesday claimed that he held a “secret meeting" with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed on Wednesday during the war with Iran, the Gulf country has denied Netanyahu’s visit claim.

In a statement on Wednesday night by the state news agency, WAM, the UAE said, ‘Its relations with Israel are public and were established within the framework of the well-known and publicly declared Abraham Accords.’ These relations are not based on secrecy or clandestine arrangements."

“Therefore, any claims regarding undisclosed visits or arrangements are baseless unless issued by the relevant official authorities in the UAE," the report said.

This came hours after Netanyahu’s office claimed in a social media statement on Wednesday that Netanyahu held a meeting with the UAE President in the midst of the bombing campaign against Iran, without disclosing the exact date.

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