Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a comprehensive security review of international flights to Israel following an incident involving a Flydubai flight on September 30. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after its Omani co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the plane, which carried 180 passengers, most of them Israeli.
Netanyahu instructed Shmuel Ben Ezra, head of the National Security Council, to appoint an examiner to conduct a thorough review of all security aspects of foreign civil aviation operations to Israel, according to a statement from his office released on Sunday.
On Friday, Netanyahu said Israel was examining whether anyone had directed the co-pilot to act. He vowed a "heavy price" for those involved in the incident.
A source close to the UAE government accused the Israeli government of exploiting the incident for political purposes, Israeli media reported on Saturday. The source did not provide details supporting the accusation.