{
  "id": 11999761,
  "title": "Netanyahu orders security review of international flights to Israel after Flydubai attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/netanyahu-orders-security-review-of-international-flights-to-israel-11999761",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T20:09:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3369732/netanyahu-orders-security-review-international-flights-israel-after-flydubai-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a comprehensive security review of international flights entering Israel following a failed attempt to crash an aircraft by an Omani co-pilot. The aviation minister, Shmuel Ben Ezra, has been tasked with investigating all aspects of foreign civil aviation security to ensure such a breach does not occur again. The incident occurred when the Omani co-pilot, who holds no diplomatic ties with Israel, attempted to crash a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv after stabbing the Indian captain.\n\nCritics have questioned how a pilot from a country with no diplomatic relations with Israel was permitted to operate a flight destined for Tel Aviv. The Transport Minister, Miri Regev, has denied responsibility for the security lapse, stating that oversight for foreign airlines falls under the jurisdiction of Mossad and Shin Bet, Israel's intelligence agencies. A 2024 report by the state comptroller highlighted the lack of clear responsibility division for foreign airlines' security and recommended a government response.\n\nIsraeli media have reported that pilots from countries hostile to Israel have frequently flown into the country in recent years. Keren Terner, a former transport ministry director general now running for parliament, blamed Regev for the security failure, arguing that the Civil Aviation Authority should bear the responsibility for foreign companies' security. Opposition leader Yair Lapid dismissed Netanyahu's announcement of the security review as a \"sham investigation,\" citing the series of failures that preceded the incident. Gadi Eisenkot, a prominent challenger to Netanyahu in the upcoming election, called for the Transportation Minister to resign in the wake of the incident.",
  "summary": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a security review of international flights to Israel on Sunday, after an attempt by an Omani co-pilot to crash an Israel-bound plane from Dubai. Netanyahu “has instructed the head of the National Security Council, Shmuel Ben Ezra, to appoint an examiner to conduct a thorough review of all security aspects of foreign civil aviation to Israel”, a…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Netanyahu orders thorough review of all security aspects of foreign civilian aviation to Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/netanyahu-orders-thorough-review-of-all-security-aspects-of-foreign",
        "published": "2026-10-04T16:51:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Dubai flights to Israel at cancellation risk as Shin Bet demands new security scans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/dubai-flights-to-israel-at-cancellation-risk-as-shin-bet-demands-new",
        "published": "2026-10-04T17:23:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Netanyahu orders security review of international flights to Israel after Flydubai incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/netanyahu-orders-security-review-of-international-flights-to-israel",
        "published": "2026-10-04T17:32:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Netanyahu appoints official to review security of flights bound for Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/netanyahu-appoints-official-to-review-security-of-flights-bound-for",
        "published": "2026-10-04T17:52:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Israel Orders Security Review Of International Flights After flydubai Attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/israel-orders-security-review-of-international-flights-after-flydubai",
        "published": "2026-10-04T18:45:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Netanyahu orders security review of flights to Israel after flydubai attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/netanyahu-orders-security-review-of-flights-to-israel-after-flydubai",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:54:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}