A Jordanian source denies Israeli allegations about the participation of a Jordanian representative in Netanyahu's meeting in the Emirates

(CNN) - A Jordanian source denied, according to what was published by the Jordanian “Al-Mamlaka” channel, on Tuesday, the validity of allegations that he said were promoted by “Israeli media about the participation of a representative of his country in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the Emirates.”

The source stressed that "these allegations made by Israeli media outlets close to Netanyahu are false for electoral purposes and after the international isolation that Netanyahu faced during his participation in United Nations meetings," according to Al-Mamlaka.

The Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Monday that President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received the Israeli Prime Minister, who visited the Emirates on Sunday.

The agency explained that during their meeting, the two sides discussed "bilateral relations between the UAE and Israel and ways to strengthen and develop them."

For its part, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said that the meeting focused on "strengthening relations between the two countries and regional challenges," and added that the visit included Netanyahu's wife, the head of the National Security Council, the head of the Mossad, the military secretary, and a political advisor.

An Israeli source familiar with the visit explained to CNN on Sunday that Netanyahu visited the UAE and discussed with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed “the Iran issue, which dominated the agenda.”

This rare visit comes a month before the Israeli elections scheduled for October 27, and against the backdrop of an escalating political controversy in Israel over reports published by Haaretz and the New York Times, claiming that Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu of a major Hamas operation, days before the attack on October 7, 2023.

Netanyahu's office has repeatedly denied receiving any warning, describing the reports as "concocted lies aimed at damaging him electorally," but his opponents have exploited the allegations to make accountability for the failure to prevent the October 7 attack a central issue in the election campaign.

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced earlier this month that it "does not comment on media reports or speculation related to talks between government leaders."

The Likud Party, led by Netanyahu, later issued a statement published on the Prime Minister’s account on the “X” platform, in which he claimed that there was “blatant foreign interference” in the Israeli elections on the part of Palestinian politician Muhammad Dahlan.

The party did not provide any evidence to support this claim.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu's opponents took advantage of this warning to renew their attacks on his handling of the events that preceded the October 7 attack.