Allegation of security breach after Omani co-pilot of Flydubai plane landed in Israel

It was reported that Israel received the list of passengers and crew on the Flydubai plane, which had to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia during the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, 2 days in advance.

In the news in Haaretz newspaper, it was stated that the Israeli Ministry of Transport and the foreign intelligence service Mossad had received the list in advance, which included the Omani citizen co-pilot.

In the news, it was stated that the passenger and crew lists reported by airline companies to the countries include the full names and citizenship information of the people, and it was pointed out that it should be clearly visible on the list that the co-pilot is an Omani citizen.

ISRAELI MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION REMAINED SILENT

While the Israeli Tax Administration admitted that it had received the list of passengers and crew of the Flydubai plane, the Ministry of Transport did not respond to questions about whether the lists in question had been received and examined.

Israeli security sources informed that the institutions responsible for examining foreign airline crews landing in the country are the Ministry of Transport and the foreign intelligence service Mossad.

Stating that the responsibility belongs to the Ministry of Transport on paper, security sources emphasized that the Ministry does not have the ability to carry out such an investigation, but Mossad or Shin-Bet have the intelligence capacity in question.

In the written statement made by the Israeli domestic intelligence service Shin-Bet (Shabak), it was stated that the institution is only responsible for the security of Israeli airline companies and Ben-Gurion Airport, and that the inspection of foreign airline companies is not within its scope of responsibility.

OMANI PILOTS ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY TO ISRAEL

The agreement made for Flydubai to use Israeli airspace requires all pilots serving on flights to be citizens of countries that have normalized relations with Israel. Oman is not among these countries.

While the claim that the co-pilot is Omani raises questions, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported that Israeli officials said, "This situation is a clear violation of the agreement and Shabak should immediately investigate the issue." he said.

The newspaper noted that for this reason, Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev appealed to Shabak and requested the immediate suspension of all Flydubai flights landing and taking off from Israel.

UAE: ATTEMPT TO COMMIT TERRORIST ACT

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Attorney General Hamid Seif al-Shamisi announced that the co-pilot of the Flydubai airline company attempted a "terrorist act" on the flight from Dubai to Israel.

In the statement carried by the UAE's official news agency WAM, Shamisi stated that the investigation revealed that the co-pilot implemented his action during the flight.

The Chief Public Prosecutor reported that the suspect attacked the captain pilot with the emergency ax in the cockpit and tried to take control of the plane.

Noting that the judicial process continues in order to clarify all dimensions, justifications and possible connections, Shamisi announced that the final report will be shared with the public when the procedures are completed.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Israeli media had announced that the plane departing from Dubai to Tel Aviv sent first the general emergency code "7700" and then the code "7500", indicating that the plane had been hijacked, while it was sailing in Jordanian airspace.

Channel 12 television stated that the incident was caused by a fight between the two pilots flying the passenger plane, and claimed that the co-pilot on the plane was Omani and tried to crash the plane by stabbing the other pilot.

The news report claimed that the co-pilot, who was claimed to be an Omani citizen, stabbed the captain pilot several times, and it was claimed that the cabin crew and some passengers entered the cockpit and interfered with the co-pilot.

While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that "there were signs that one of the pilots attempted to crash the plane", UAE-owned airline Flydubai reported that the cause of the fight in the cockpit of the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight was unclear.

In its statement, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Saudi Arabia stated that in the first investigation conducted with the participation of a security team from the UAE, it was determined that the co-pilot attacked the pilot and both of them were injured in the incident.

It was noted that after the completion of their treatment, the pilot and co-pilot left Saudi Arabia for Abu Dhabi, accompanied by the UAE security team.