IDF may have destroyed plane with Israelis on board - assessment
In the morning, the IDF Air Force received an order to destroy the aircraft if it crossed the country's air border. The main version assumed that the suspect might try to direct the airliner toward…
Assessment
The IDF's reported order to shoot down a civilian aircraft suspected of a 9/11-style attack reveals the extreme threat calculus at play. That the plane carried Israelis makes the stakes brutally clear: military protocol prioritized preventing a ground strike over saving passengers. Flydubai's dispatch of reserve planes suggests a serious disruption, though the airline downplays wider impact. Watch for further details on what triggered the suspicion.