Netanyahu: Israel Lacked Intelligence on Dubai Flight Attack Attempt
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu stated Israel lacked intelligence on the Flydubai flight attack attempt.
- It is too early to determine Iranian involvement, Netanyahu said.
- Iran and its proxies are known to target Israelis abroad, he noted.
- Lapid questioned Netanyahu's conflicting statements on the intelligence.
- The incident involved a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv.
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. He expressed confidence that the full details of the incident, including the perpetrator's potential accomplices and any Iranian involvement, would be revealed soon. Netanyahu acknowledged that Iran actively seeks to harm Israelis abroad, citing intelligence indicating that Iran and its proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah, often initiate attacks before elections. However, he clarified that while there are signs of such activity, it remains unconfirmed if the flight incident was part of this pattern.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid questioned Netanyahu's statements, pointing out a discrepancy between the Prime Minister's English remarks and his office's Hebrew statements. Lapid highlighted that Netanyahu's office stated he took the threat seriously, despite his claim of lacking prior intelligence. "Netanyahu said in English he didn't know, his office said in Hebrew that only he took the threat he didn't know about seriously. What is the claim exactly?" Lapid asked.
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