Senior official in PM's office: There is a connection between yesterday's warnings and the kidnapping attempt
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's close advisor, Jonathan Urich, launched a scathing attack on opposition leaders, linking Netanyahu's security warnings to the emergency landing of a Flydubai flight in Saudi Arabia. Urich accused Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, and Gadi Eisenkot of dismissing the warnings.
The airborne drama of Flydubai flight FZ1073, which made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after an unusual incident, has spilled into the political arena. Jonathan Urich, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior advisor, published a frontal attack on X against opposition leaders Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, and Gadi Eisenkot. Urich linked Netanyahu's security warnings from yesterday to the incident, writing: "Prime Minister Netanyahu said this yesterday – Eisenkot, Bennett, and Lapid scoffed. Today we all saw what happened. They must not be allowed to lead Israel." The attack comes after Lapid criticized the credibility of the warning itself but changed his tone after receiving a security briefing. The article presents the Prime Minister's Office's position and the diplomatic contacts with Saudi Arabia to rescue the passengers.