Channel 14 reports that the Shin Bet and Mossad have acknowledged a systemic failure and a lack of prior warning regarding what it described as a 'nightmare flight' from Dubai to Israel. Full details of the incident have not yet been published.
Channel 14 reported Thursday evening that Israel's Shin Bet and Mossad have acknowledged a "systemic failure" and a lack of prior warning regarding what the outlet described as a "nightmare flight" from Dubai to Israel. The report did not specify the flight number, the nature of the incident, or any casualties.
Earlier Thursday morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in interviews with CNN and Fox News that Israel had no prior intelligence about a plot to hijack a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel. The hijacking attempt had been foiled, and Netanyahu said the co-pilot was detained in Saudi Arabia and could be transferred to the UAE. At 07:41 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Netanyahu had spoken again with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, who agreed to a joint investigation. "We will discover the truth," Netanyahu said.
The Channel 14 report marks the first public admission by Israel's intelligence agencies of a failure regarding the incident. It remains unclear whether the "systemic failure" refers to the lack of warning about the hijacking attempt, to other aspects of the event, or to both.
No official statement from the Shin Bet or Mossad has been released beyond the Channel 14 report. The full details of the incident have not yet been published.
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