Netanyahu: Israel Lacked Intelligence on Dubai Flight Attack Attempt
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
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- Netanyahu stated Israel lacked intelligence on the Flydubai flight attack attempt.
- It is too early to determine Iranian involvement, Netanyahu said.
- Netanyahu cited intelligence on Iranian efforts to harm Israelis abroad.
- Lapid questioned Netanyahu's conflicting statements on the incident.
- The Prime Minister believes the incident's root will be uncovered soon.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a Fox News interview that it is too early to determine if Iran was involved in an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv. "We will get to the root of this attacker's incident, if he had partners, if Iran stood behind it. I think we will find out very soon," Netanyahu said, adding that while Iran's desire to harm Israelis abroad is known, and signs point to its proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah initiating attacks before elections, it is not yet confirmed if this specific incident was part of such a plan. He indicated that solid intelligence exists regarding Iranian intentions but not yet about this particular event.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid questioned Netanyahu's statements, noting a discrepancy between the Prime Minister's English remarks and his office's Hebrew statements. Lapid cited Netanyahu's office saying he took the threat seriously, despite his claim of not knowing about it, and asked, "What is the claim actually?"
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