Bennett Links Flydubai Incident to October 7 Failures, Slams Netanyahu and Regev

Former Prime Minister and Together party chairman Naftali Bennett sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Miri Regev following an attempted attack on a Flydubai flight. Bennett asserted that the government is not adequately investigating the failures that led to the incident and demanded answers regarding security arrangements for flights to Israel.

Bennett described the government's response as "terrible, appalling," stating that any reasonable government would treat the incident as if a plane had crashed with 174 Israelis killed. He questioned the safety of flying to Israel, whether Iranian pilots had recently been in the country, and what actions the government is taking to prevent future failures.

He drew a direct line between the aircraft incident and the failures of October 7, accusing Netanyahu and his ministers of arrogance and negligence that endanger Israel's security. "A direct line connects the plane's failure to the massacre of October 7. The arrogance of Netanyahu and his ministers, they are sleeping on watch and abandoning us and Israel's security," Bennett claimed.

Keren Turner, former Director-General of the Ministry of Transportation and a candidate on the Together list, also attacked Regev, stating the responsibility for the failure lies with her. Turner alleged that Regev decided against the recommendations of the Shin Bet and the National Security Council and ignored a State Comptroller report indicating the Ministry of Transportation's security division lacked the capacity to meet required security standards. Turner accused Regev of risking lives for increased authority and positions.

Both Bennett and Turner concluded their remarks with political messages ahead of the upcoming elections, scheduled in 23 days, declaring their party's intention to replace the current government.