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Netanyahu Orders Security Review Of International Flights After Omani Co-Pilot Attack
Netanyahu orders security review of international flights to Israel after flydubai hijacking attempt Omani Flydubai co-pilot stabbed captain and tried to crash Israel-bound airliner
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“Israeli officials say the investigation of Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who tried to hijack”Read the original ↗
CBS News highlights the motive as unknown, while Ynetnews frames the investigation as indicating a specific crash plan and targets.
Flight probe after attempt
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a security review of international flights to Israel after an Omani co-pilot attempted to crash an Israel-bound plane from Dubai.
Netanyahu instructed the head of the National Security Council, Shmuel Ben Ezra, to appoint an examiner to conduct a thorough review of all security aspects of foreign civil aviation to Israel, according to a statement from the premier’s office.
The CBS News account said the flight Wednesday from Dubai to Tel Aviv was approaching Israel when the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the flight captain and attempted to crash the aircraft, and passengers then overpowered the co-pilot and two off-duty pilots gained control to make an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.C
The CBS News report also said there were 172 people according to the airline, and it said no passengers were seriously injured in the incident.C
The CBS News report added that Netanyahu said on Oct. C4 that he has ordered a security review of international flights to Israel after the incident.
Radicalization and custody
Netanyahu said the attacker underwent Islamist radicalization and told Fox News that the co-pilot had tried to jam the plane’s equipment instead of stabilizing the aircraft. Netanyahu also said in a statement Friday, "We are investigating whether he was dispatched, and whoever sent him will pay a very heavy price." CBS News reported that the co-pilot is currently being questioned in the United Arab Emirates and that he was placed under arrest immediately.C
CBS News said Israeli investigators believe Hamam al Hamami was the co-pilot, and it said surveillance by the Omani government discovered that he was visiting radical websites. CCBS News reported that the captain was able to fight off the co-pilot long enough to unlock the cockpit door, and passengers then overpowered the co-pilot.C
Oversight fight and stakes
Transport Minister Miri Regev rejected responsibility for the failure, saying security oversight for flights operated by foreign airlines falls under the remit of the Mossad and Shin Bet.
“You are responsible for the security of foreign companies. Not the Shin Bet, not Mossad. You.”
Keren Terner, who previously served as director-general of the transport ministry and is now running for parliament for the opposition, blamed Regev and wrote on X, "You are responsible for the security of foreign companies. Not the Shin Bet, not Mossad. You."
Haaretz reported that four days after the attempt to crash a flydubai plane on its way to Tel Aviv was thwarted, Netanyahu said he ordered National Security Council chief Shmuel Ben Ezra to appoint an examiner to conduct a thorough review of all security aspects of foreign civilian aviation to Israel.
PBS reported that authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared with Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of the FlyDubai flight, raising new questions over how the attacker evaded detection.
PBS said the Shin Bet told it that the Transportation Ministry is responsible for vetting passenger lists from foreign flights, while Transportation Minister Miri Regev said on X that her ministry wasn’t given a list of passengers or any warnings.