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Netanyahu instructs NSC to appoint overseer, probe security aspects of flydubai hijacking
The ministry said airlines and home-country authorities screen foreign crews, while officials debate responsibility after a Flydubai incident involving 174 passengers.
- On September 30, a FlyDubai flight carrying 174 passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after an Omani co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the aircraft.
- Israel's Transportation Ministry acknowledged this weekend it failed to vet foreign flight crews, despite a 2021 Security Cabinet decision transferring security oversight for foreign flights from the Shin Bet to the ministry.
- Transportation Minister Miri Regev stated her ministry is not an intelligence agency, adding that security officials must identify aircrews and assess threats for the 120 airlines operating in Israel.
- FlyDubai suspended flights to Israel until investigations conclude, as authorities examine reports that co-pilot Hamam al-Hamami had been previously flagged for extremism and barred by Oman Air.
- Officials are now examining whether pilots from countries without diplomatic ties have landed at Ben-Gurion Airport in recent years, while the Security Division acknowledged it cannot provide a "100% guarantee" of security.
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The Media Line: Transportation Ministry Denies Responsibility for Foreign Pilot Vetting After Flydubai Attack - Regional Media News
Transportation Ministry Denies Responsibility for Foreign Pilot Vetting After Flydubai Attack By The Media Line Staff Israel's Transportation Ministry said on Sunday it was not responsible for vetting foreign pilots, despite a 2021 Security Cabinet decision transferring responsibility for security on foreign flights to Israel [...]
The topic came to the forefront after the co-pilot of FZ flight 1073 attacked the captain with an axe on Wednesday.
Source: Israeli security council warned of failures in screening foreign flights
A security source said the Transportation Ministry assumed responsibility for screening foreign flight crews from the Shin Bet back in 2021; the National Security Council later found the ministry was not fulfilling that role
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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