An Israair flight was canceled after a service vehicle struck the aircraft at the airport, according to N12. Israeli authorities suspect the damage was intentional, marking the third such incident in less than a year involving a British-operated vehicle hitting the airline's planes.
On Sunday evening, a new report from N12 journalist Dean Fisher provided additional details on the July 17 incident at London airport, confirming that Israeli authorities suspect the ground vehicle collision was intentional. The report notes that this is the third such incident involving a British-operated vehicle hitting an Israair plane in less than a year, with no investigation having been conducted into the previous cases. The current incident remains under investigation, and no further details about the location or the extent of the damage have been released.
The Zioneer first reported the collision on July 17 at 15:44 Jerusalem, initially as a ground tug striking the aircraft. Within hours, subsequent reports detailed that passengers, including Shabbat-observant travelers, were stranded in London, and that the airline stated it was the third such incident at the airport with no investigation. By 15:44 Jerusalem, the desk reported that Israeli authorities suspected intentional damage. The new N12 report corroborates that suspicion with a specific journalistic source.
As The Zioneer reported on July 17, the airline stated that no investigation had been conducted into the previous two incidents. The wider context includes reports of Israeli aircraft involved in attacks on Iran (as reported on July 13) and other regional tensions, though these are not directly linked to the vehicle collisions.
The location of the current incident remains unspecified, and the extent of the damage has not been disclosed. The investigation is ongoing, and no further details on the previous cases' investigations have been released.
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