Netanyahu Details Flydubai Hijacking Attempt, Praises Passenger Heroism
Translated & summarized from Cursorinfo by baba
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- Prime Minister Netanyahu detailed a Flydubai flight hijacking attempt.
- The suspect was reportedly radicalized and aimed to crash the plane.
- Passenger Yaniv Hayon is credited with subduing the attacker.
- Netanyahu praised passenger bravery and noted the incident's symbolic timing.
- Israel is investigating potential external involvement in the incident.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has provided new details regarding an incident aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Israel, describing it as an attempted hijacking. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Netanyahu stated that the man responsible for the disruption had become radicalized and that Israel is investigating potential external involvement.
Netanyahu revealed that the suspect intended to crash the plane with all passengers aboard, warning that "Whoever sent him will pay a very heavy price." He commended the passengers who intervened, preventing a potential catastrophe. Among them, he highlighted Israeli plumber Yaniv Hayon, who acted after hearing shouts from the cockpit as the aircraft began to lose control.
According to the Prime Minister, Hayon reached the cockpit, subdued one pilot, and then struggled with a second pilot who was wielding a knife. With Hayon's help, control of the plane was regained, and the attacker was restrained by passengers using headphone wires. Netanyahu lauded the passengers' "exceptional bravery," comparing the averted disaster to one of history's worst air crashes.
He admitted that even with his own special forces background, he was unsure if he and his soldiers could have handled the situation better. Netanyahu also noted the incident's timing, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe, during which his brother Yonatan Netanyahu was killed, giving the event "special symbolic significance."
Previously, reports indicated that the pilot's background, previously stated as al-Hammami, was false, raising further questions about how he gained access to the cockpit.
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