Any Power Behind flydubai Plot Will Pay "Very Heavy Price", Warns Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to hold any power responsible for the flydubai hijacking attempt accountable. While investigations into the attacker's radicalization continue, officials are exploring potential links to state actors, specifically Iran.
Why it matters
The incident raises significant international security concerns regarding aviation safety and the potential for state-sponsored terrorism in the Middle East.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Friday that Israel would impose a "very heavy price" on any power behind the flydubai incident, without offering evidence that any country was responsible."As time passes, the picture is becoming clearer: The attacker underwent Islamist radicalisation. He came to crash the plane with all passengers on board," Netanyahu said in a statement."We are investigating whether he was sent, and whoever sent him will pay a very heavy price," Netanyahu said of the co-pilot assailant.Netanyahu did not identify any country as a potential culprit but for years has been quick to point the finger at Iran, which Israel and the United States attacked in February.US President Donald Trump, who in April reached a ceasefire with Iran that is now in tatters, said Thursday in response to a question that he was "hearing" that Iran was involved and that…
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