Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a CNN interview Thursday morning that Israel had no prior intelligence regarding a plot to hijack a flight from Dubai. He added that he spoke again with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, who agreed to a joint investigation. "We will discover the truth," Netanyahu said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provided the first public details Thursday on a security incident involving a planned hijacking of a flight from Dubai, telling CNN that Israel had no prior intelligence on the plot. Netanyahu said he spoke again Wednesday evening with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ), who agreed to a joint investigation. "We will discover the truth," he said.
As The Zioneer reported Wednesday, Netanyahu spoke with MBZ and pledged to "bring order" to the security matter. The Thursday morning interview marks the first time the prime minister has publicly addressed the nature of the threat and the UAE's involvement in the response. No further details on the plot, including whether it was foiled, have been released.
2 developments
- StrongShin Bet investigating terrorist who attempted to hijack Flydubai flight
- StrongYnet: years of foreign-flight security warnings went unaddressed before flydubai cockpit attack
- StrongOhana: Dubai plane incident a 'great miracle,' warns of ongoing enemy attack efforts
- StrongThe Zioneer assesses Saudi-Israel cooperation during Flydubai incident was incomplete
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