Israeli sources: The Flydubai co-pilot acted alone in trying to control the plane

Israeli sources told CNN that the co-pilot accused of attacking his colleague on a Flydubai plane and trying to control the steering wheel of the plane heading to Israel likely acted alone.

International investigators are still working to determine the motive behind the incident, but an Israeli official said that the information the investigation has concluded so far indicates that the suspect acted on his own.

Another Israeli source said that Israel does not know, at the present time, that the suspect has any connection to any group or government. The two sources confirmed that this is the tentative conclusion so far.

Following the attack, US President Donald Trump said the suspect may be linked to Iran "based on what I'm hearing," but did not provide any further details.

Flydubai flight FZ1073 miraculously escaped a certain disaster during its flight from Dubai, as the plane plunged thousands of feet, and the passengers and crew members bravely rushed to storm the cockpit to regain control of the plane.

Sources told CNN that the suspect, named Humam Al Hamami, holds Omani citizenship, and was dismissed from his previous job at the Oman National Airlines last year, due to concerns related to his extremist views.

One of his social media accounts also included a picture of Ayman al-Zawahiri, who assumed leadership of Al-Qaeda following the killing of Osama bin Laden.