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Not just Dubai: Small airports expose Israel’s aviation security gaps
Explainer: State comptroller warned of serious aviation security failures, but plans for a central authority went nowhere; Transportation Ministry, Shin Bet and other agencies trade blame; former officials warn poorly secured small airports abroad could pose the next threat
Itamar Eichner
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10.04.26
Flydubai attack conspiracies fact-checked: What the evidence really shows
Within 12 hours, nearly 3,000 posts blamed Israel, Mossad, Netanyahu, Zionists or Jews; viral claims cited oxygen masks, a water cup, flight number FZ1073 and a fake BBC report, while UAE authorities say the co-pilot attempted a ‘terrorist act’
Asaf Rosen
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10.04.26
flydubai attacker may have shut down engines during 16,000-foot plunge, report says
Investigation by Italian Corriere della Sera says Omani co-pilot disconnected autopilot and forced jet into a steep dive after his original crash plan failed; Boeing captains examining passenger video say emergency lighting may indicate power loss caused by engine shutdown
ynet
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10.04.26
Flydubai attack exposes security gap: Israel vets private-flight pilots, not foreign airline crews
A 2018 warning about foreign pilots went unresolved, and no Israeli agency takes responsibility for vetting commercial crews; authorities rely on airline declarations, while officials admit they cannot know who has entered Israel in recent years
Itamar Eichner
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10.04.26
flydubai passengers could receive $250,000 each after hijacking attempt, experts say
Aviation lawyers say passengers may be compensated even without physical injuries, as possible PTSD and other lasting effects emerge; attorneys are examining whether claims under the Montreal Convention could be pursued in the US rather than Israel
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger
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10.04.26
Who takes responsibility when things go wrong in Israel?
Opinion: As Israel prepares to remember the Simchat Torah massacre, questions of responsibility return to the fore, alongside Nitzan Alon’s claims about the hostages, Gadi Eisenkot’s political ambitions and a search for meaning
Shimon Shiffer
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10.04.26
Flydubai suspect expected to face death penalty in UAE
Analysis: Senior Emirati source says Mossad and Israeli aviation experts joined the Abu Dhabi probe alongside Saudi, Omani and US intelligence officials, as investigators examine claims he planned to seize the cockpit and strike Tel Aviv’s Azrieli Towers
Smadar Perry
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10.04.26
Flydubai security failure: Who was supposed to vet the crew, and how did the system fail?
Omani pilot’s details were sent to Israel before takeoff, but no agency flagged his nationality; Incident exposes gaps between Transportation Ministry, intelligence services and passenger-data system; Transportation Ministry: 'There is no 100% in security'
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Sivan Hilaie, Itamar Eichner
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10.04.26
Filmed El Al jet days after Oct. 7: What we know about flydubai suspect and his troubling online trail
Omani co-pilot reportedly grounded over radicalization concerns before joining flydubai; deleted accounts bearing his name featured Israeli aircraft, al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and extreme religious views
Itamar Eichner
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10.03.26
‘He prayed, then hit me’: Flydubai captain recounts cockpit attack
Smit Machchhar tells Netanyahu co-pilot prayed, then struck him from behind; badly wounded, he fought to open cockpit door, telling Netanyahu: ‘I had that one last fight left in me’
Itamar Eichner, Meir Turgeman
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10.03.26
How was an Omani pilot flagged for extremism cleared to fly to Israel? The failures and hard questions
Omani co-pilot was reportedly grounded over jihadist radicalization and rejected by another airline, yet cleared to fly to Israel despite crew screening laws; after alleged attempt to crash jet, questions mount over who failed and who will investigate
Itamar Eichner, Sivan Hilaie
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10.03.26
‘Untie him’: After subduing hijacker, Israeli heroes face bizarre demand from cabin crew
Passengers tell New York Post crew confronted them after they subdued Omani co-pilot who tried to crash Tel Aviv-bound jet, prompting fears others were involved; no crew members accused in plot
ynet
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10.03.26
Flydubai attack shines spotlight on Oman’s silence, Iran ties
Muscat remains silent after an Omani pilot’s attempted flydubai attack, as a former judge decries scrutiny of the sultanate and questions emerge over its regional role and close ties with Iran
Lior Ben Ari
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10.03.26
Security failure deepens: Flydubai terrorist pilot may have flown to Israel before attack
Investigators are examining whether the Omani pilot had previously flown to Israel, contradicting initial Israeli denials; The probe comes amid revelations that Oman Air had grounded him over jihadist radicalization
Itamar Eichner
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10.03.26
‘I’m a fan of his’: Trump thanks Yaniv Hayun for helping save flydubai flight
Trump praises Israeli plumber Yaniv Hayun, who helped subdue the Omani terrorist aboard a flydubai flight and stabilize the plunging plane: 'He’s my kind of guy'
ynet
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10.03.26
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