⚡️🇮🇱🇦🇪🇸🇦 — The FlyDubai aircraft remains grounded at a Saudi Arabian airport with a damaged tail section, following the emergency landing. Saudi authorities are investigating the Omani co-pilot, with growing suspicion of a nationalist motive, though certainty has not yet been established. Investigators are examining whether the co-pilot utilized dual citizenship to board the flight to Israel, while Israeli sources state he has been employed by the airline for less than a year. Concurrently, a FlyDubai relief flight tasked with rescuing the passengers has landed in Saudi Arabia; however, Riyadh currently does not approve an Israeli-led rescue operation. — N12

➡️ The incident has triggered frantic consultations in Israel and a sharp confrontation between the Head of the Shin Bet and the Minister of Transportation regarding the continuation of UAE-Israel routes. The Minister of Transportation has demanded an immediate halt to FlyDubai flights to Israel. While canceling flights by the Emirati airline constitutes an aviation action, it carries dramatic geopolitical implications, and it remains uncertain whether creating a crisis with the UAE serves the strategic interests of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Meanwhile, the UAE has yet to release an official statement regarding the emergency landing, amid circulating contradictory versions and morning speculations, with UAE authorities likely awaiting the completion of preliminary field investigations before commenting.

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