Netanyahu: The suspect in the Fly Dubai incident underwent a process of indoctrination with extremist ideas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the suspect in the “Fly Dubai” incident is being interrogated, and it has been confirmed that he “underwent a process of indoctrination with extremist Islamic ideas.”

“This appears to be what we are inferring from his personal information,” Netanyahu told Fox News on Thursday.

The Israeli Prime Minister added to the network that it is too early to say whether the suspect, who is the co-pilot of the plane, is connected to Iran or any other party, but he said that this will become clear, one way or another, within days.

Netanyahu indicated that the attacker clearly had suicidal tendencies; After the passengers - including a plumber who intervened to thwart the alleged co-pilot's attempts to disable the plane's devices - were able to control and stabilize him, he shouted, "Kill me," according to Netanyahu.

“It is clear that he had suicidal tendencies, that is beyond dispute,” Netanyahu said, adding that it was “very likely” that he had deliberately shot down the plane.

The Israeli Prime Minister pointed to two possibilities for how the attacker obtained the weapon he used to attack the pilot of the plane.

According to Netanyahu, the plane's co-pilot may not have been required to pass through a metal detector before boarding the plane.

"Passengers go through a metal detector, but I'm not sure pilots always do that," he said, according to Fox News.

"Therefore, he could have carried a knife or an axe," he added.

Another possibility is that he used an ax that was already on board the plane; Netanyahu said: “He may have obtained an ax from the equipment that is part of the standard equipment for this type of aircraft.” He added, "We are investigating the matter, and we cannot draw conclusions yet."

Captain Smit Machhar, an Indian pilot, was stabbed while contributing to thwarting an attempt to hijack a Flydubai plane that was heading to Israel, on Wednesday.

Dr. Shota Musayev, a dentist who was on the plane, told CNN that Machar suffered "severe blood loss" and was "severely injured."

After the plane landed, Machhar was transferred to hospital in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, and current reports indicate that his condition is stable.

An Israeli official had told CNN that the plane's co-pilot had been working for Flydubai for only 8 months before the alleged attack was carried out.

It is noteworthy that the suspect holds Omani nationality, but his identity has not yet been publicly revealed. International investigators are working to determine the motives behind his stabbing the pilot of the plane and trying to control it, according to the accusations.