THE UNTHINKABLE DECISION: Secret Protocol Could Have Forced Netanyahu To Decide Whether To Shoot Down Hijacked Flydubai Jet

How the FlyDubai hijacking could help Netanyahu stay in power

The FlyDubai hijacking attempt serves only one man’s interests - Israel’s Prime Minister seeking re-election, World affairs editor Sam Kiley explains

‘Fighter jets in air’: How Israel prepared for worst-case scenario during flydubai scare

NEW DELHI: Israel scrambled fighter jets after a Dubai-Tel Aviv-bound flydubai aircraft transmitted emergency signals amid an alleged attempt by its

THE UNTHINKABLE DECISION: Secret Protocol Could Have Forced Netanyahu To Decide Whether To Shoot Down Hijacked Flydubai Jet

The attempted hijacking of a Flydubai passenger jet carrying Israelis came frighteningly close to triggering one of the most extreme emergency scenarios contemplated by Israel’s security establishment: a prime minister being forced to decide whether to shoot down a civilian aircraft packed with passengers before it could be deliberately crashed into an Israeli population center. […]

Secret procedures of the Israeli Air Force to deal with hijacked aircraft

According to Israel’s secret procedures, a fighter can shoot down a civil aircraft if it is confirmed that it is controlled by a hijacker and cannot be negotiated. Flight number FZ1073 of flydubai airline, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on September 30 turned on transponder codes 7700 and 7500 while on the journey […]

Flydubai incident: Israel prepared for 3 scenarios, including shooting down jet to avoid 9/11-style attack

The flydubai flight emergency prompted a massive Israeli military response, with officials preparing for worst-case scenarios like a 9/11-style attack by scrambling fighter jets and elite units