Haaretz article: '...UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed - known as MBZ - was particularly concerned. "He spoke with me about this often in the months leading up to the war," recounts President Isaac Herzog, who maintains friendly relations with bin Zayed. "He constantly conveyed messages that the situation needed to be defused. He even sent a special envoy to Israel who met with the prime minister. The emir seemed to sense that the area was on the verge of explosion." Bin Zayed would also speak directly with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....'