Netanyahu: Israel received no specific warning ahead of Flydubai incident
'What we had information that Iran's proxies were planning attacks,' Netanyahu told CNN's Jim Sciutto, adding, 'But I can't tell you that we had any specific warning about this'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel received no specific warning about the incident involving a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. According to Netanyahu, while Israel had information that Iran's proxies were planning attacks, there was no specific warning about this particular incident.
The incident occurred when one of the pilots allegedly stabbed the other, causing the plane to plunge 17,000 feet in two minutes. The plane was diverted to Saudi Arabia, where it made an emergency landing. The Israeli defence minister labelled the incident as a thwarted "terror attack".
Flydubai suspended flights to and from Israel following the incident, and Emirates also suspended its flydubai codeshare operations to and from Tel Aviv. Two Australian citizens, a Jewish couple from Sydney, were on board the flight, according to the Israeli embassy.
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