Shin Bet joins UAE interrogation of flydubai hijacker

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Israel's Shin Bet is participating in the interrogation of Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami in the UAE, following his alleged attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight bound for Israel. Hammami reportedly stabbed the captain with an emergency axe and tried to seize the Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight, intending to harm 166 Israelis on board. He cited revenge for the "genocide in Gaza" as his motive. Israel is determining whether he acted alone, had organizational ties, or was directed by Iran. He allegedly planned to crash the aircraft into Ben-Gurion Airport, with a backup target of a US base in Jordan.


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