Netanyahu Discusses UAE Flight Security with MBZ After Flydubai Incident

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Netanyahu and UAE President MBZ discussed flight security after a Flydubai incident.
Israel is reassessing security for flights to the UAE.
Israeli airlines received temporary clearance to fly to the UAE.
Passengers and crew subdued an attacker on the Flydubai flight.
Israel suspects terrorism; Flydubai awaits investigation results.

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During the flight, as they approached Israel, one of the pilots stabbed the other pilot and apparently tried to crash the plane with everyone aboard.per Benjamin Netanyahu
The plane entered a spin and began to plunge, and he managed to break into the cockpit with one of the crew members, and together they subdued the stabbing pilot while he was trying to sabotage the aircraft’s systems.per Benjamin Netanyahu (reporting passenger account)
The incident was an attempted jihadist terrorist attack.per Israel Katz

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