Israel Probes Pilots With Enemy State Citizenship After Flydubai Incident
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israel is investigating pilots with dual citizenship from hostile nations.
- The probe follows an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight.
- The pilot involved had visited Israel shortly before the incident.
- Israel is cooperating with Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the investigation.
- Authorities are assessing the risk of other similar pilots operating.
Israeli security forces are investigating the possibility that pilots holding citizenship from hostile countries may have landed in Israel in recent years. This concern has intensified following an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight last week. The investigation, as reported by Channel 12 News, is focusing on pilots with dual citizenship, specifically where one nationality is Iranian, Syrian, or Iraqi. Israel fears that similar individuals might be employed by other foreign airlines.
To date, Israeli authorities have not interrogated the pilot.
Israel is currently relying on information provided by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, with the possibility of an Israeli interrogation arising later. Security officials are working to determine if this was an isolated event or if other pilots pose a potential risk. This effort involves international cooperation to identify such individuals.
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