Netanyahu Orders Aviation Security Review After Flydubai Incident
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a review of security arrangements for international flights to Israel following a violent incident aboard an Israel-bound Flydubai aircraft.
Netanyahu’s office said Sunday that he instructed National Security Council head Shmuel Ben Ezra to appoint an examiner to conduct a thorough review of security measures covering foreign civilian aviation to Israel.
The Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight, carrying about 180 passengers, most of them Israeli, made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on September 30. An Omani co-pilot allegedly stabbed the aircraft’s Indian captain during the flight. Middle East Eye and the South China Morning Post reported that the co-pilot also attempted to crash the plane, while Israeli media cited by the South China Morning Post said he intended to bring it down in Israeli territory.
Netanyahu has alleged that the co-pilot underwent “Islamist radicalisation,” but the motive remains unclear. He said Friday that Israel was investigating whether another country or organisation had directed the co-pilot and warned that anyone found responsible would “pay a very heavy price.”
Middle East Eye reported that a source close to the United Arab Emirates government accused Israel of exploiting the incident for political purposes.
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