Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised on Friday to make possible sponsors of the attack on the Flydubai flight “pay a high price”. According to him, the co-pilot “intended to crash the plane with its passengers”.
Published on: 02/10/2026 - 16:13 Modified on: 02/10/2026 - 16:19
Was the alleged attempt to crash the Flydubai plane on Wednesday sponsored? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured, Friday, October 2, that Israeli investigators were working on the issue and that those potentially responsible “would pay a high price.”
“The more time passes, the more the situation becomes clearer: the attacker suffered Islamist radicalization. He intended to crash the plane with its passengers,” said Benjamin Netanyahu, referring to the co-pilot of the plane accused of having stabbed the captain before steering the plane towards the ground.
“We are checking as part of the investigation whether it was sent by someone” and, if so, “they will pay a high price,” he added in a video address.
According to the Israeli authorities, only the intervention of Israeli passengers who overpowered and tied up the co-pilot made it possible to avoid the crash of this flight 1073.
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“Too early” to say if Iran is involved
The head of the Israeli government did not present any evidence on Friday to support his suspicions and did not say whether they related to an organization or a country. On Thursday, he affirmed that the co-pilot, detained and interrogated in the United Arab Emirates, was a “radicalized” Omani national.
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In an interview with the American channel Fox News on Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu spontaneously questioned the hypothesis of Iranian involvement, while believing that it was "too early" to say so.
In the context of the war that has shaken the Middle East since the end of February, Israeli authorities regularly accuse Tehran of planning attacks against their country.
Benjamin Netanyahu has said several times in recent days that the risk of attack had increased in the run-up to the legislative elections scheduled for October 27 in Israel.
With AFP
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