Israeli Defense Minister: Flydubai Incident Was Foiled Jihadist Attack Attempt
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that a serious incident aboard a Flydubai flight was an attempted "jihadist operation" that was thwarted by the bravery of several Israeli passengers. According to Katz, these passengers rushed the cockpit, subdued the attacker, and helped another crew regain control of the aircraft.
Katz further elaborated that initial information suggests the attacker's objective was to crash the plane with everyone on board. He used the incident to reinforce his and Prime Minister Netanyahu's warnings about security threats, urging both external adversaries and those lagging in domestic awareness to take such alerts seriously.
The minister's remarks were made in response to the incident, though specific details about the flight, the date, or the location of the event were not provided in the statement.
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