Netanyahu appoints official to review security of flights bound for Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed an official to conduct a comprehensive review of civil aviation security for flights bound for Israel.

The move follows an incident involving a Flydubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in the Kingdom last Wednesday.

Israeli airline Arkia resumed flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv on Friday evening, with flight IZ604 departing Dubai International Airport for Tel Aviv.

This was the first such flight since the Flydubai FZ1073 incident, when a plane departing Dubai for Tel Aviv on September 30 was diverted to Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia due to an onboard incident.