Netanyahu Orders Security Forces to Prepare for Further Threats After Dubai Flight Incident
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
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- Netanyahu ordered security forces to prepare for more threats after a flight diversion.
- The FlyDubai flight diversion to Saudi Arabia is officially deemed a terror attack.
- Israeli passengers subdued the alleged attacker on the diverted flight.
- All FlyDubai flights to Israel were canceled following the incident.
- Thousands of Israelis may be stranded in the Emirates due to flight cancellations.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israel's security establishment to prepare for additional potential threats following an incident involving a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Ben Gurion Airport. The flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the co-pilot activated a distress code indicating a hijacking. Israeli authorities are officially defining the event as a terror attack, with initial assessments suggesting a lone attacker intended to crash the plane. Defense Minister Israel Katz stated the incident was a "jihadist terror attempt" thwarted by the bravery of Israeli passengers who subdued the attacker.
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Netanyahu about the incident, suggesting the co-pilot "was probably a terrorist." While Israeli security officials believe the event was terror-related, they currently have no clear indications of Iranian involvement. Saudi authorities are not sharing many details of their investigation with Israel, but the primary line of inquiry points to a single perpetrator acting alone.
As a result of the incident, all FlyDubai flights scheduled to land in Israel on the following day were canceled. Israeli airlines estimate they will be unable to operate a significant air bridge in the coming days due to passenger volume during the holiday, potentially stranding thousands of Israelis in the Emirates. A special committee, including officials from the Ministry of Economy, the Civil Aviation Authority, and security agencies, has been formed to discuss whether to revoke FlyDubai's license to fly to Israel. The presence of an Omani pilot in the cockpit is also being examined as a potential violation of aviation agreements between Israel and the UAE, which prohibit pilots from hostile countries in the cockpit.
Meanwhile, 174 Israeli passengers who were on the diverted flight have returned to Israel on a replacement aircraft. One passenger was treated for chest injuries upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport. In a separate development, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham indicated strong signs of Iranian involvement in a thwarted bombing attempt at a Royal Air Force base in southeastern England.
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