Over 1200 Crew Members from 'Unfriendly' Nations Entered Israel This Year
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Since the start of 2026, over 1,200 foreign airline crew members from countries without diplomatic ties to Israel, including Syria, Lebanon, and Oman, have entered the country. This information was released by Kan news on October 6. The report comes as an investigation into an attempted terror attack on a FlyDubai flight is ongoing. FlyDubai is contemplating extending its flight suspension to Israel beyond October 15.
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- Over 1,200 foreign airline crew members from 'unfriendly' nations entered Israel in 2026.
- Crew members from Syria, Lebanon, and Oman were among those who entered Israel.
- The data was reported by Kan news on October 6.
- The figures were released amid an investigation into an attempted terror attack on a FlyDubai flight.
- FlyDubai is considering extending its flight suspension to Israel past October 15.
Since the beginning of 2026, more than 1,200 foreign airline crew members who are citizens of countries with which Israel lacks diplomatic relations have entered the country. These individuals included citizens of Syria, Lebanon, and Oman, according to a report by Kan news on October 6. The data emerged amid an investigation into an attempted terror attack on a FlyDubai flight, FZ1073. Kan also reported that FlyDubai is considering extending its suspension of flights to Israel by at least another week. The airline's flights are currently canceled until October 15.
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