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Israel Bars United Pilot Over Alleged Support for Iran, Hezbollah

Israel has banned a United Airlines pilot of Iranian origin from its airspace over unverified social media claims of supporting Iran and Hezbollah. The decision, confirmed by United Airlines, is largely symbolic as the pilot is not qualified for such flights.

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What happened

01Israel barred a United Airlines pilot over alleged support for Iran and Hezbollah.
02The pilot, of Iranian origin, is not qualified for flights into Israeli airspace.
03The decision followed an attempted terror attack on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv.
04The incident highlighted gaps in Israel's oversight of foreign flight crews.
05United Airlines confirmed receiving the directive from Israeli authorities.

This measure follows an attempted terror attack by a copilot on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv in September, which exposed gaps in Israel's oversight of foreign aircrews.

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