Israel was ready to 'shoot down' flydubai plane, but aircraft turned towards Saudi
First reported 5 Oct, 18:34 UTCUpdated 5h ago7 sources
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AI-generatedReports indicate that Israel was prepared to shoot down a flydubai passenger jet carrying over 150 passengers during a cockpit attack incident, had the plane continued toward Tel Aviv. Fighter jets were reportedly positioned to investigate and potentially intercept the aircraft.
How the Left framed it
No left-leaning coverage yet.
How the Center framed it
Center outlets report that Israeli protocols call for rogue flights to be shot down, noting that only the prime minister could authorize such a decision.
How the Right framed it
Right-leaning outlets describe the event as a '9/11-style scare,' citing CBS News and Israeli sources regarding the cockpit attack and plans to intercept the plane in Jordanian airspace.
What everyone reports
- Israel was prepared to shoot down a flydubai jet during a cockpit incident.
- The plane was carrying more than 150 passengers, many of them Israelis.
- The incident involved an attack on the captain in the cockpit.
Where coverage differs
- Center outlets emphasize the specific protocol requiring prime ministerial authorization for such a takedown, while right-leaning outlets focus on the CBS News report and details about fighter jets entering Jordanian airspace.
Written by AI from the headlines and excerpts of 5 outlets (Google Gemini) on 6 Oct, 07:55 UTC. It can make mistakes — read the original reporting below. How briefings work
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Israel was ready to shoot down flydubai jet if it continued towards Tel Aviv Report
Had flight 1073 continued toward Israel and reached a predetermined distance, Israeli fighter jets would have entered Jordanian airspace to investigate the aircraft, two sources told CBS News.
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- Israel 'was prepared to shoot down hijacked Flydubai jet' to prevent an 'Israeli 9/11' (opens Daily Mail in a new tab)
The flight's co-pilot is said to have attacked its captain with an emergency axe and tried to crash the plane as it approached Israel en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week.
- '9/11-style scare': How Israel nearly 'shot down' flydubai jet with 170 aboard (opens The Times of India in a new tab)
- Israel was ready to shoot down flydubai jet if it continued towards Tel Aviv: Report (opens India Today in a new tab)
Israel was ready to shoot down flydubai jet if it continued towards Tel Aviv Report
- Israel Was Ready To Shoot Down flydubai Jet. Then This Happened (opens NDTV in a new tab)
The protocol calls for a rogue flight approaching Israel to be shot out of the sky, but only the prime minister could have made that decision, sources said.
- Israel was ready to 'shoot down' flydubai plane, but aircraft turned towards Saudi (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Tel Aviv was ready to intercept and shoot down the flydubai aircraft after the captain was attacked in the cockpit.
- Israel prepared to shoot down FlyDubai plane after cockpit attack: CBS (opens Arab News in a new tab)
DUBAI: Israel was prepared to shoot down a FlyDubai passenger plane carrying more than 150 Israelis after the captain was attacked in the cockpit, CBS News reported on Monday, citing two Israeli sources familiar with the incident. Israel has a long-standing procedure for potential 9/11-style attacks involving…
- Israel was prepared to down flydubai flight with 166 Israelis onboard during attempted hijacking (opens The Jerusalem Post in a new tab)
Had flight 1073 continued toward Israel and reached a predetermined distance, Israeli fighter jets would have entered Jordanian airspace to investigate the aircraft, two sources told CBS News.
