Katz Says Incident on Flydubai Flight Was Attempt to Bring Down Plane

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said an incident aboard a Flydubai aircraft was an attempted attack aimed at crashing the plane with its passengers on board.

Katz based his account on preliminary information available to Israeli authorities, describing the incident as a deliberate attempt to bring down the aircraft.

The information provided did not detail the alleged attacker’s actions or explain how the person purportedly sought to cause a crash.

No details were given about the flight’s route, the number of people aboard or the outcome of the incident. The assessment cited by Katz remained preliminary.