Israeli authorities received information, including the nationalities, of the crew and passengers aboard a Flydubai flight from the United Arab Emirates before its co-pilot attempted to seize control of the aircraft and crash it, but Israel did not flag any concerns, according to a report.
Authorities in the UAE provided Israel with a list of passengers and crew members ahead of Wednesday’s flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, according to the Associated Press, which has raised questions about how the alleged attacker escaped scrutiny.
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