Netanyahu says Israel will get to the 'root' of co-pilot in foiled bid to crash flydubai flight
Israeli officials said 174 people were aboard and the captain fought back, allowing passengers and crew to overpower the attacker and land safely.
- On Wednesday, FlyDubai suspended flights to Israel after a co-pilot stabbed the pilot aboard a flight to Tel Aviv, forcing an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
- The co-pilot sent the jet plunging nearly 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds, prompting passengers and crew to enter the cockpit and overpower him before a second pair of FlyDubai pilots landed safely.
- All 174 people on board arrived safely at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met passenger Yaniv Hayun, who his office said broke into the cockpit.
- Authorities are investigating the Omani co-pilot's motive while Netanyahu's spokesperson said Israel will 'tighten checks' on all pilots flying into the country.
- This incident occurs amid normalized relations under the 2020 Abraham Accords, prompting security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to write, 'Terrorism is a devil with whom no agreement must be reached.
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Was Iran Behind Flydubai Cockpit Attack? Netanyahu Says Israel Will Get To ‘Root’ Of Flydubai Cockpit Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will look into whether Iran had any connection to the alleged attempt to bring down an Israel-bound flydubai flight, but stressed that there is no conclusion yet. "We'll get to the root of
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that it is still too early to say whether there was Iranian involvement in the violent incident on board the flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. He said this on the program Hannity on Fox News.
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