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Budget for Flight Security Approved Months Before Incident Was Not Implemented
Israel's Ministry of Transport approved a NIS 10 million budget and 10 positions for flight security months before a recent incident, but the funds and staff were not implemented due to inter-ministerial disputes over responsibility.
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What happened
- 01NIS 10 million budget and 10 positions for flight security were approved but not implemented.
- 02The Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Finance are blaming each other for the failure.
- 03The security measures were recommended after a State Comptroller's report highlighted gaps.
- 04The Ministry of Transport claims ignorance of its duty to vet foreign flight crews.
- 05The incident involved a Flydubai flight and highlighted security oversight issues.
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