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CBS: Israeli jets were ready to shoot down flydubai jet in Sept 30 incident
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CBS reported on October 5, citing two Israeli sources, that during a September 30 attempted in-flight attack on a flydubai passenger jet, Israel's military closed its airspace and scrambled fighters that were prepared to shoot the aircraft down, even though more than 150 Israelis were aboard. The jets were recalled and the shoot-down order cancelled after the military confirmed the aircraft had changed course to land in Saudi Arabia and Saudi fighters had escorted it. Under Israeli protocol, the final decision on shooting down an aircraft rests with the prime minister. The reports have not been confirmed by Israeli officials.
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CBS reported on October 5, citing two Israeli sources, that during a September 30 attempted in-flight attack on a flydubai passenger jet, Israel's military scrambled fighter jets and was at one point “prepared to shoot down the aircraft”, “even though more than 150 Israelis were on board”, according to CLS, Yicai and Jiemian. The reports have not been confirmed by Israeli officials, the outlets said. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The sources said Israel has a long-rehearsed response procedure for possible “9/11”-style attacks. As part of that plan, after failing to reach the aircraft's cockpit, the military set up a command centre, scrambled fighters and closed Israeli airspace, according to Yicai and Jiemian. The fighters, they said, were ready to shoot the aircraft down on order to prevent it from hitting “high-value targets” including Ben Gurion International Airport. Under the protocol described, the final decision on whether to shoot down an aircraft rests with Israel's prime minister. [ 2 , 3 ]
According to the same account, the military recalled the fighters and cancelled the shoot-down order only after confirming that the aircraft had changed course to land in Saudi Arabia and that Saudi fighters had been scrambled to escort it. The outlets gave no description of the attempted attack itself, its perpetrators or its outcome. [ 2 , 3 ]
CLS carried the core claim, while Yicai and Jiemian credited CCTV International for the fuller sequence of events. All three said the reports remain unconfirmed by Israeli official sources. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Почему это важно
The account describes procedures Israel has long rehearsed for a “9/11”-style attack reaching its airspace, and shows how close a civilian airliner carrying more than 150 Israelis came to being shot down, according to the sources cited. Because the reports are unconfirmed by Israeli officials, key details of the September 30 incident — including the nature of the attempted attack itself — remain unverified. The episode also involves Saudi Arabia, whose fighters escorted the aircraft after it diverted.
Ключевые факты
- CBS reported on October 5, citing two Israeli sources, that during the September 30 attempted in-flight attack on a flydubai passenger jet, Israel's military scrambled fighters and at one point was prepared to shoot the aircraft down, even with more than 150 Israelis aboard. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The sources said Israel has long-rehearsed procedures for a possible “9/11”-style attack. [ 2 , 3 ]
- According to the account, after failing to reach the aircraft's cockpit, Israel set up a command centre, scrambled fighters and closed Israeli airspace. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The fighters were prepared to shoot the aircraft down to stop it hitting “high-value targets” such as Ben Gurion International Airport, the account said. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The fighters were recalled and the shoot-down order cancelled after the military confirmed the aircraft had changed course to land in Saudi Arabia and Saudi fighters had escorted it, according to the account. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Under the protocol described, the final decision on whether to shoot down an aircraft belongs to Israel's prime minister. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The reports have not been confirmed by Israeli officials. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
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- CBS reported on October 5, citing two Israeli sources, that during the September 30 attempted in-flight attack on a flydubai passenger jet, Israeli fighters were at one point prepared to shoot it down, even though more than 150 Israelis were aboard — a claim carried by three outlets. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The outlets state that the reports have not been confirmed by Israeli officials. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Пока неясно
- Whether the CBS account is accurate, and whether any shoot-down order was actually issued. The claim rests on two unnamed Israeli sources cited by CBS; all three outlets state it has not been confirmed by Israeli official sources.
- What the September 30 “attempted in-flight attack” on the flydubai jet actually consisted of. The documents refer to an attempted attack but give no description of the incident, the perpetrators or the outcome.
- Which airport the aircraft was bound for and its exact routing before it diverted. The documents only say the crew changed course to land in Saudi Arabia.
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- An attempted in-flight attack occurs on a flydubai passenger jet, according to the CBS account cited by the outlets; no further detail on the incident or its time is given. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- CBS reports, citing two Israeli sources, that Israeli fighters were prepared to shoot the aircraft down during the September 30 incident. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- CLS publishes its report on the CBS account (October 6 local time). [ 1 ]
- Yicai publishes a fuller account crediting CCTV International (October 6 local time). [ 2 ]
- Jiemian publishes its account crediting CCTV International (October 6 local time). [ 3 ]