Tel AvivIsrael’s Tax Authority received Flydubai’s crew list before departure.
Oman had barred co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami from flying over alleged extremist views, sources said.
A 2023 law requires airlines to file crew lists 48 hours ahead, but responsibility then splits between the transport ministry and Mossad.
Transport Minister Miri Regev says her ministry never received the list, but the Tax Authority says it did.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the gap a loophole and says Israel will tighten checks.
How each outlet framed it
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- Al Jazeera Online leans critical
- highlights co-pilot barred from flying by Oman Air over extremist concerns before Flydubai hired him; exposes vetting gap
- The New York Times leans critical
- reports Israeli agencies blaming one another; attributes failure to Israel's complex, confusing airline-supervision rules
- Hindustan Times leans critical
- reports Israel's Transportation Ministry admission: lacks background checks, overseas presence, cannot guarantee flight security
Sources: Al Jazeera Online, The New York Times, Hindustan Times