Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will reportedly demand the extradition of the flydubai co-pilot who allegedly attempted to crash the Tel Aviv-bound plane with nearly 180 people onboard on Wednesday.
The minister is likely to make the demand at Thursday’s security cabinet meeting, The Jerusalem Post reported, citing statement from Ben-Gvir’s office. “In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated that Counsellor Dr. A mishap was averted with timely intervention of the passengers and the crew who entered the cockpit and overpowered the co-pilot.
Track live updates on flydubai incident Day after the midair stabbing incident, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday ordered a probe into the incident and said that it would also examine any “terror” link. UAE’s ministry of foreign affairs said in statement that a panel would be formed to investigate the circumstances and cause of the incident, given that the aircraft was registered in the country and bears its flag. In its statement, the ministry said that UAE was “closely following the incident involving flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai International Airport to Tel Aviv, which was diverted and landed safely at Tabuk Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Hamad Al Shamsi, UAE Attorney-General, had ordered the formation of a team comprising specialised members of the Public Prosecution to investigate the circumstances and causes of the incident,” it said in a post on X. The ministry said that the UAE authorities had the “jurisdiction to investigate the incident under applicable legislation, as the aircraft is registered in the UAE and bears its flag. “Accordingly, UAE law applies to crimes committed on board the aircraft, even when they occur outside UAE territory,” the statement added. Two other flydubai pilots who were aboard the flight took control and landed the safely in Saudi Arabia, according to Israeli officials.
