Israel Sends Cargo Planes to Dubai to Retrieve Luggage After Hijacking Attempt
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
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- Israeli cargo planes are en route to Dubai to retrieve passenger luggage.
- The mission follows an attempted hijacking of a FlyDubai flight.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the planes at the UAE's request.
- Israeli authorities acknowledged limitations in verifying foreign airline crew security.
- The Civil Aviation Authority stated security is never 100% guaranteed.
Israeli cargo planes are set to depart for Dubai in the coming hours to retrieve the luggage of Israeli passengers stranded in the United Arab Emirates following an attempted hijacking of a FlyDubai flight. The decision to send the aircraft was made by Defense Minister Israel Katz at the request of Emirati authorities. The operation is being coordinated with relevant security services and ministries.
In response to the incident, the Israeli Ministry of Transport acknowledged that it does not receive advance notification of FlyDubai crew names and relies on the airline's declared security checks. The ministry's security division stated it lacks the means to verify the backgrounds of foreign nationals abroad. When questioned about the possibility of pilots from hostile countries having landed in Israel, the Civil Aviation Authority indicated it believes this has not occurred but admitted it cannot confirm this with certainty. The authority stated, "Security is never guaranteed 100%."
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