Israel Cabinet to Convene Over Prevented Dubai Plane Hijacking
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- Israel's cabinet will meet to discuss a prevented plane hijacking.
- Intelligence suggests the hijacker was a lone attacker, not directed by Iran.
- Potential targets included Tel Aviv's Azrieli Towers and sites in Jerusalem.
- The Israeli Air Force was prepared to intercept the flight.
- The meeting will also cover regional tensions and the prime minister's UN visit.
Israel's cabinet ministers will hold an evening session on October 4 to comprehensively assess the situation, focusing on a thwarted hijacking attempt of a Flydubai flight, ongoing multi-front developments, and tensions with Iran. Intelligence reports suggest the pilot, an Omani national, acted as a self-radicalized lone attacker rather than an agent directed by Tehran, despite public statements by U.S. President Donald Trump linking the suspect to Iran.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to brief ministers on his recent visit to New York and meetings with world leaders at the UN. The intelligence update will also cover active fronts, including Gaza and Lebanon. The attempted hijacking of the Flydubai flight, which was en route to Tel Aviv, involved the suspect attacking the captain with an axe in an attempt to breach the cockpit.
Security officials are evaluating the hijacker's potential targets, which reportedly included the Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv, as well as sites in Jerusalem or Jordan. The Israeli Air Force was prepared to intercept the aircraft, but ordering the downing of a commercial airliner with 170 passengers would have presented an unprecedented dilemma, according to the Ministry of Defense.
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