Flydubai Plane Suspected Hijacked En Route to Israel
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, carrying Israeli passengers, activated a hijacking distress signal over Jordan. Israeli fighter jets were scrambled, and Prime Minister Netanyahu is holding an urgent security consultation.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv activated hijacking distress signal.
- Israeli fighter jets were scrambled in response.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu is holding an urgent security consultation.
- The plane was carrying Israeli passengers.
- The aircraft has not made contact since the signal.
A Flydubai passenger plane traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, carrying Israeli passengers, made an unexpected turn over Jordan after activating emergency signals indicating a possible hijacking. The aircraft, flight FZ123, has not made contact since transmitting its distress call. Israeli Air Force fighter jets were scrambled in response to the emergency.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are holding an urgent security consultation regarding the incident. The flight was en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, with Israeli passengers on board. The plane reportedly activated an emergency code and transmitted a distress signal suggesting a hijacking, and has not communicated since. The Israeli military confirmed that fighter jets were scrambled.
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