Shin Bet playing active role in interrogation of flydubai hijacker in UAE
Israel is still working to establish a final profile of Hammami to determine whether he acted as a ‘lone wolf,’ was affiliated with any organization, or was sent directly by Iran.
The Shin Bet, Israel's Security Agency, is actively involved in the interrogation of the Omani co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, who attempted to hijack a flydubai flight bound for Israel, according to The Jerusalem Post. Initial reports indicate that Hammami allegedly stabbed the flight captain with a cockpit emergency axe and attempted to seize control of the aircraft during the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
The flight was carrying approximately 166 Israelis. Israel is still working on determining Hammami's profile, including whether he acted alone, was affiliated with any group, or was directed by Iran. The interrogation has shown that Hammami was driven by revenge for what he described as the "genocide in Gaza." Sources close to the investigation claim that Hammami had planned to crash the plane into Ben-Gurion Airport, with a backup plan to crash it into a U.S. military base in Jordan, an area that has been targeted by Iran multiple times over the past year.
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