On September 30, local time, Israeli Defense Minister Katz issued a statement saying that the Dubai Airlines passenger plane incident that occurred that day was an “attempted terrorist attack.” Katz said, “The serious incident that occurred on the Dubai Airlines passenger plane was an attempted terrorist attack. Several Israeli passengers showed great bravery. They forcibly broke into the cockpit, subdued the 'terrorists', and handed over control of the plane to another crew member present at the time, which thwarted the plot.” Katz said that according to preliminary information currently available, the “terrorist” intended “to crash the plane along with all the passengers on board.

On September 30, local time, Israeli Defense Minister Katz issued a statement saying that the Dubai Airlines passenger plane incident that occurred that day was an “attempted terrorist attack.” Katz said, “The serious incident that occurred on the Dubai Airlines passenger plane was an attempted terrorist attack. Several Israeli passengers showed great bravery. They forcibly broke into the cockpit, subdued the 'terrorists', and handed over control of the plane to another crew member present at the time, which thwarted the plot.” Katz said that according to preliminary information currently available, the “terrorist” intended “to crash the plane along with all the passengers on board.