We turned to the Population Authority, then to the Ministry of Transport, then to the Authority, then to the Ministry, again and again. Did anyone take responsibility?

ynet investigates who is responsible for approving the entry of the Flydubai flight crew into Israel following the attempted attack. The Population Authority places the responsibility on the MALAT unit in the Ministry of Transport, while the Ministry of Transport claims that the responsibility lies with the Population Authority by law. The two bodies provided conflicting versions.

ynet examines the question of responsibility for approving the entry of the Flydubai flight crew into Israel, following the attempted attack on Wednesday. The central question is who received the list of pilots and who approved the entry of the pilot from Oman, a citizen of a country with no relations with Israel. The Population Authority claims it is not responsible for air crews, and that the responsibility lies with the MALAT unit in the Ministry of Transport. In contrast, the Ministry of Transport presents a different version, according to which the main responsible party is the Population Authority, and refers to an amendment to the Entry into Israel Law from 2022. It also emerges that the Ministry of Transport has access to the MALAN database but has never utilized it. ynet also contacted the Israel Airports Authority, which stated that the matter is not its responsibility. The article presents a clash between the bodies with mutual shifting of responsibility, without a clear resolution.

We turned to the Population Authority, then to the Ministry of Transport, then to the Authority, then to the Ministry, again and again. Did anyone take responsibility?