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Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv lands in Saudi Arabia after distress code (opens the original)
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Flydubai Flight FZ1073, en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, had to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning after transmitting a distress code. With 100 Israeli nationals among the 174 passengers, Israeli security agencies initially feared the plane had been hijacked, Israeli outlet Kan reported. However, after the aircraft landed, it emerged that the distress code was issued after a "violent incident" between the pilots in the cockpit, CNN reported, citing a source. According
FlyDubai flight lands in Tel Aviv after distress alert, Saudi diversion (opens the original)
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A FlyDubai flight carrying 174 passengers landed safely in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning after an altercation in the cockpit prompted a distress call while the aircraft was en route from Dubai, triggering an emergency response in Saudi Arabia and sending Israeli fighter jets scrambling. The flight included 27 children, according to Ynet. With more than 100 Israeli nationals among those on board, Israeli security agencies initially feared that the plane had been hijacked, Israeli outlet Kan repor
Ex-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar to sue Netanyahu over Oct. 7 accusations: What to know (opens the original)
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Israel's former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar said Monday that he intends to file a defamation lawsuit against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the premier accused him of withholding information about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Bar said Netanyahu’s accusations are “lies.” As part of the lawsuit, he said he would seek testimony and documents concerning information provided to Netanyahu before Oct. 7, as well as the prime minister’s schedule of meetings with security chiefs. “I will summon
On secret UAE visit, Netanyahu asked MBZ to deny pre-Oct. 7 warnings (opens the original)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly traveled to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to ask Emirati President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed to deny a Sept. 8 report that Abu Dhabi had warned the Israeli leader about a looming Hamas threat ahead of the group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Al-Monitor has confirmed. Sources who spoke to Al-Monitor's Ben Caspit confirmed the visit and said it was expected to take place earlier this month but that Abu Dhabi was reluctant to accept the Israeli premi
Why France is pushing to keep UNIFIL in Lebanon beyond 2026 (opens the original)
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PARIS — Paris is supporting Beirut’s efforts to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which is set to expire on Dec. 31, but is well aware that the chances of securing an extension are slim, European diplomatic officials told Al-Monitor. French support for the Lebanese request is more of a political declaration than a concrete plan of action, they said. Jordan's King Abdullah and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun are expected to arrive in Paris on Sept. 17 at t
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