Israel to join investigation into Flydubai flight incident — Jerusalem Post
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the country would join the investigation into an incident aboard a Flydubai aircraft that was approaching Israel. According to him, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed agreed to Israeli participation in questioning the suspect.
As the Jerusalem Post reports, Netanyahu said in an interview with CNN that he currently has no information that would allow the incident to be directly linked to Tehran. He noted that the suspect is an Omani citizen and is being questioned in Saudi Arabia. According to the Israeli prime minister, he expects the man to later be transferred to the UAE.
Netanyahu’s version of events aboard the aircraft
According to Netanyahu, the co-pilot, whom he called the attacker, wounded the Indian pilot. Despite significant blood loss, the pilot was able to open the cockpit door. After that, an Israeli passenger named Yaniv, who was in the cabin, entered the cockpit and pushed the suspect away from the controls.
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Netanyahu claims that the passenger took control of the aircraft, while another passenger and a crew member helped restrain the attacker. Pilots who were among the passengers later stabilized the aircraft. According to the prime minister’s version, the aircraft began to dive and sustained damage to its rudder and tail section.
Statements on Iran and security
Netanyahu stressed that he had not received a specific warning about this particular incident. At the same time, he said there was information about possible attacks against Israel and Israeli civilians abroad, which, according to him, could have been prepared by Hezbollah and Hamas.
In a separate part of the interview, the Israeli prime minister said that Iran may try to restore its nuclear program. He also dismissed reports of alleged warnings from Egypt and the UAE before the October 7 attack and said that the circumstances of that attack must be properly investigated.
